Rak Island (Bulgarian: остров Рак, romanized: ostrov Rak, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ˈrak]) is the rocky island 615 m long in west–east direction and 200 m wide in the Vedel Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 6.87 ha.[1]
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 65°07′17″S 64°14′52″W / 65.12139°S 64.24778°W |
| Archipelago | Wilhelm Archipelago |
| Area | 6.87 ha (17.0 acres) |
| Length | 615 m (2018 ft) |
| Width | 200 m (700 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a crab (‘rak' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.[1]
Location edit
Rak Island is located at 65°07′17″S 64°14′52″W / 65.12139°S 64.24778°W, which is 5.25 km west-northwest of Hovgaard Island, 652 m west-northwest of Kostenurka Island, 245 m northeast of Bager Island and 805 m west-southwest of Lapa Island. 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 Rak Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
References edit
- Rak Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links edit
- Rak 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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