Prisad Island

Summary

Prisad Island (Bulgarian: остров Присад, romanizedostrov Prisad, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ˈprisɐt]) is the rocky island off the north coast of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands extending 640 m in southwest–northeast direction and 520 m wide. It is separated from Limets Peninsula by a 60 m wide passage.

Prisad Island
Location of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands
Prisad Island is located in Antarctica
Prisad Island
Prisad Island
Location of Prisad Island
Prisad Island is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Prisad Island
Prisad Island
Prisad Island (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates63°13′55″S 62°10′38″W / 63.23194°S 62.17722°W / -63.23194; -62.17722
ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

The feature is named "after the settlements of Prisad in Northeastern and Southeastern Bulgaria."[1]

Location edit

Prisad Island is located at 63°13′55″S 62°10′38″W / 63.23194°S 62.17722°W / -63.23194; -62.17722, which is 1.44 km east of Cape Wallace. British mapping in 2009.

See also edit

Maps edit

 
Map of Smith and Low Islands in the South Shetland Islands
  • South Shetland Islands: Smith and Low Islands. Scale 1:150000 topographic map No. 13677. British Antarctic Survey, 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

References edit

  • Prisad Island. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
  • Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)

External links edit

  • Prisad Island. Copernix satellite image

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