Bodloperka Island
Bodloperka Island (Bulgarian: остров Бодлоперка, romanized: ostrov Bodloperka, IPA: [ˈɔstrov bodloˈpɛrkɐ]) is the partly ice-free island 688 m long in south-southwest to north-northeast direction and 473 m wide in the Dannebrog Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 22.43 ha.[1]
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 65°04′04″S 64°09′32″W |
| Archipelago | Wilhelm Archipelago |
| Area | 22.43 ha (55.4 acres) |
| Length | 688 m (2257 ft) |
| Width | 473 m (1552 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling an emperor angelfish ('bodloperka' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.[1]
Location
Bodloperka Island is located at 65°04′04″S 64°09′32″W, which is 650 m northwest of Stego Island, 2.3 km east-southeast of Skoba Island, 640 m south-southeast of Sprey Island and 175 m west of Tsankov Island. British mapping in 2001.
Maps
- 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
Notes
- Bodloperka Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
References
- Bodloperka Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Bodloperka Island. Adjusted Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.