Kabile Island

Kabile Island (Bulgarian: остров Кабиле, romanized: ostrov Kabile, IPA: [ˈɔstrof kɐbiˈlɛ]) is an Antarctic island extending 700 m (770 yd) in south-north direction and 450 m (490 yd) wide, situated off the north coast of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It has a surface area of 19 hectares (47 acres).[1]

Kabile Island
Kabile Island from English Strait, with Hrabar Nunatak, Greenwich Island and Sharp Peak, Livingston Island in the background
Location of Kabile Island
Kabile Island
Location of Kabile Island
Kabile Island
Kabile Island (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates62°26′30″S 59°56′33″W
ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Area19 ha (47 acres)[1]
Length0.7 km (0.43 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited
Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands

Named after the ancient Thracian town of Kabile near the present Bulgarian city of Yambol.[2]

Location

The island is located at 62°26′30″S 59°56′33″W which is 950 m (1,040 yd) east of Pavlikeni Point, 1 km (0.62 mi) north of Crutch Peaks, 200 m (220 yd) northwest of Miletich Point, and 2.5 km (1.6 mi) west-southwest of Ongley Island (Chilean mapping in 1966, British mapping in 1968 and Bulgarian in 2009).

See also

Maps

Notes
  1. L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4
  2. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer: Kabile Island.

References


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


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