Pindarev Island
Pindarev Island is located in South Shetland Islands
Pindarev Island
Pindarev Island
Location of Pindarev Island
Pindarev Island is located in Antarctica
Pindarev Island
Pindarev Island
Pindarev Island (Antarctica)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates62°36′57.6″S 61°17′07″W / 62.616000°S 61.28528°W / -62.616000; -61.28528
ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Area1.9 ha (4.7 acres)
Length250 m (820 ft)
Width115 m (377 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

Pindarev Island (Bulgarian: Пиндарев остров, romanized: Pindarev ostrov, IPA: [pinˈdarɛf ˈɔstrof]) is an island in Antarctica. It is 250 metres (820 ft) long in southeast-northwest direction and 115 metres (377 ft) wide flat rocky island in Nishava Cove, separated from the north coast of Rugged Island in the South Shetland Islands by a 35 metres (115 ft) wide passage. Its surface area is 1.9 hectares (4.7 acres).[1] The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.[2]

The feature is named after the Bulgarian cartoonist Tenyu Pindarev [bg] (1921–2010), for his contribution to the promotion of Antarctica.[1]

Location

Pindarev Island is located at 62°36′57.6″S 61°17′07″W / 62.616000°S 61.28528°W / -62.616000; -61.28528, which is 590 metres (1,940 ft) east-southeast of Cape Sheffield and 950 metres (3,120 ft) west of Chiprovtsi Point. Detailed mapping was done by the Spanish in 1992, and Bulgarian mapping in 2009 and 2017.

Maps

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Pindarev Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
  2. ^ L. Ivanov. General Geography and History of Livingston Island. In: Bulgarian Antarctic Research: A Synthesis. Eds. C. Pimpirev and N. Chipev. Sofia: St. Kliment Ohridski University Press, 2015. pp. 17–28.

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This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.

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