Rogulyat Island
  Rogulyat Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 63°48′47″S 60°48′38″W / 63.81306°S 60.81056°WCoordinates: 63°48′47″S 60°48′38″W / 63.81306°S 60.81056°W |
| Archipelago | Palmer Archipelago |
| Length | .35 km (0.217 mi) |
| Width | .16 km (0.099 mi) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Rogulyat Island (Bulgarian: остров Рогулят, ‘Ostrov Rogulyat’ \'os-trov ro-gu-'lyat\) is the southernmost in the group of three rocky islands in Krivina Bay on the west coast of Trinity Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. The island is 350 m long in east-west direction and 160 m wide.
The island is named after the settlement of Rogulyat in Northern Bulgaria.
Location
Rogulyat Island is located at 63°48′47″S 60°48′38″W / 63.81306°S 60.81056°W, 2.5 km south of Lyon Peak and 2.1 km northeast of Romero Point, and is separated from Dink Island to the northeast by a 180 m wide passage. 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)
- Rogulyat Island. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
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