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Kabile Island

Summary

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 is located in Antarctica
Kabile Island
Kabile Island
Kabile Island is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Kabile Island
Kabile Island
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates62°26′30″S 59°56′33″W / 62.44167°S 59.94250°W / -62.44167; -59.94250
ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Area19 ha (47 acres)[1]
Length0.7 km (0.43 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

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

Location edit

 
Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands

The island is located at 62°26′30″S 59°56′33″W / 62.44167°S 59.94250°W / -62.44167; -59.94250 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 edit

Maps edit

  • L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005
  • L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b 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 edit

External links edit

  • Kabile Island. Copernix satellite image

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