Petrelik Island (Bulgarian: остров Петрелик, romanized: ostrov Petrelik, IPA: [ˈɔstrof pɛtrɛˈlik]) is a rocky island in the southwest part of Hamburg Bay on the northwest coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. The feature is 380 m long in southwest-northeast direction and 200 m wide, and is separated from Emen Island to the southeast by a 160 m wide passage.
  Petrelik Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 64°31′46″S 64°01′56″W / 64.52944°S 64.03222°W |
| Archipelago | Palmer Archipelago |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
The island is named after the settlement of Petrelik in Southwestern Bulgaria.
Location edit
Petrelik Island is located at 64°31′46″S 64°01′56″W / 64.52944°S 64.03222°W, 10.34 km northeast of Gerlache Point and 8.85 km southwest of Bonnier Point. British mapping in 1974.
Maps edit
- Anvers Island and Brabant Island. Scale 1:250000 topographic map. BAS 250 Series, Sheet SQ 19-20/3&4. London, 1974.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References edit
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Petrelik Island. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
External links edit
- Petrelik Island. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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