Peperuda Island (Bulgarian: остров Пеперуда, romanized: ostrov Peperuda, IPA: [ˈɔstrof pɛpɛˈrudɐ]) is the mostly ice-free island 592 m long in west-southwest to east-northeast direction and 309 m wide in the Wilhelm Archipelago, Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 9.51 ha.[1]
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 65°06′24″S 64°05′00″W / 65.10667°S 64.08333°W |
| Archipelago | Wilhelm Archipelago |
| Area | 9.51 ha (23.5 acres) |
| Length | 592 m (1942 ft) |
| Width | 309 m (1014 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a butterfly ('peperuda' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.[1]
Location edit
Peperuda Island is located at 65°06′24″S 64°05′00″W / 65.10667°S 64.08333°W, which is 25 m north of Hovgaard Island, 150 m west of Pléneau Island, and 2.33 km south of Lamya Island in the Dannebrog Islands group. British mapping in 2001.
Maps edit
- British Admiralty Nautical Chart 446 Anvers Island to Renaud Island. Scale 1:150000. Admiralty, UK Hydrographic Office, 2001
- Brabant Island to Argentine Islands. Scale 1:250000 topographic map. British Antarctic Survey, 2008
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ a b Peperuda Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
References edit
- Peperuda Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links edit
- Peperuda Island. Adjusted Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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