Summary
Dinea Island (Bulgarian: остров Динея, romanized: ostrov Dinea, IPA: [ˈɔstrov dinɛjɐ]) is the flat rocky island off the north coast of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands extending 290 m in north-northwest to south-southeast direction and 130 m wide. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.
 Location of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands | |
  Dinea Island Location of Dinea Island  Dinea Island Dinea Island (Antarctica) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°26′40″S 59°55′09″W / 62.44444°S 59.91917°W |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
The island is named after the ancient Roman fortress of Dinea in Northeastern Bulgaria.
Location edit
Dinea Island is located at 62°26′40″S 59°55′09″W / 62.44444°S 59.91917°W, which is 1.35 km west-northwest of Aprilov Point, 840 m east-northeast of Miletich Point, 880 m east of Kabile Island and 2 km southwest of Ongley Island. Bulgarian mapping in 2009.
Maps edit
- 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 (Second edition 2010, ISBN 978-954-92032-9-5)
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References edit
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Dinea Island. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
External links edit
- Dinea Island. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
