Papazov Island
Papazov Island (Bulgarian: Папазов остров, romanized: Papazov ostrov, IPA: [pɐˈpazof ˈɔstrof]) is the 200 m long in west-southwest to east-northeast direction and 100 m wide rocky island lying off the entrance to Velcha Cove on the east coast of Astrolabe Island in Bransfield Strait, Antarctica. It is “named after the Bulgarian-French artist George Papazov (1894-1972).”[1]
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 63°18′19″S 58°39′12″W |
| Length | 200 m (700 ft) |
| Width | 100 m (300 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Location
Papazov Island is located at 63°18′19″S 58°39′12″W, which is 2.27 km southeast of Kanarata Point and 1.4 km east of Drumohar Peak. German-British mapping in 1996.
Maps
- Trinity Peninsula. Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697. Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References
- Papazov Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Papazov 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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