Chakarov Island

Antarctic island

66°26′42″S 67°07′43″W / 66.44500°S 67.12861°W / -66.44500; -67.12861ArchipelagoBiscoe IslandsArea92 ha (230 acres)Length2.18 km (1.355 mi)Width600 m (2000 ft)AdministrationAdministered under the Antarctic Treaty SystemDemographicsPopulationuninhabited

Chakarov Island (Bulgarian: Чакъров остров, romanized: Chakarov ostrov, IPA: [t͡ʃɐˈkɤrof ˈɔstrof]) is the ice-covered island 2.18 km long in southwest–northeast direction and 600 m wide in the Barcroft group of Biscoe Islands. Its surface area is 92 ha.[1]

The feature is named after Danail Chakarov, Director of the International and EU Law Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria responsible for Antarctica and member of the Antarctic Place-names Commission since 2013.[1]

Location

Chakarov Island is located at 66°26′42″S 67°07′43″W / 66.44500°S 67.12861°W / -66.44500; -67.12861, which is 2.85 km southwest of Irving Island, 700 m north of Bedford Island, 5.35 km southeast of Belding Island and 4.7 km south of Watkins Island. British mapping in 1976.

Maps

  • British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 66 66. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1976
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Chakarov Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica

References

External links

  • Chakarov Island. Adjusted Copernix satellite image

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


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