Imelin Island
  Imelin Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 63°48′13″S 60°47′50.5″W / 63.80361°S 60.797361°WCoordinates: 63°48′13″S 60°47′50.5″W / 63.80361°S 60.797361°W |
| Archipelago | Palmer Archipelago |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Imelin Island (Bulgarian: остров Имелин, ‘Ostrov Imelin’ \'os-trov i-me-'lin\) is the northernmost in the group of three rocky islands in Krivina Bay on the west coast of Trinity Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. The feature is 600 m long in northeast-southwest direction and 380 m wide.
The island is named after Imelin Cave in Northwestern Bulgaria.
Location
Imelin Island is located at 63°48′13″S 60°47′50.5″W / 63.80361°S 60.797361°W, 1.35 km south-southeast of Lyon Peak and 3.2 km northeast of Romero Point, and is separated from Trinity Island to the north and Dink Island to the south-southwest by 190 m and 120 m wide passages respectively. British mapping in 1978.
Maps
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 63 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1978.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Imelin Island. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.