Kereka Island

Kereka Island

Location of Biscoe Islands in the Antarctic Peninsula region
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 65°29′38″S 65°25′20″W / 65.49389°S 65.42222°W / -65.49389; -65.42222Coordinates: 65°29′38″S 65°25′20″W / 65.49389°S 65.42222°W / -65.49389; -65.42222
Archipelago Biscoe Islands
Country
None
Demographics
Population 0
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Kereka Island (Bulgarian: остров Керека, ‘Ostrov Kereka’ \'os-trov ke-'re-ka\) is a mostly ice-covered island in the Pitt group of Biscoe Islands, Antarctica. It is 1.75 km long in southeast-northwest direction and 580 m wide, and is separated from neighbouring Slumkey Island to the west-southwest by an 80 m wide passage.

The island is named after the settlement of Kereka in Northern Bulgaria.

Location

Kereka Island is located at 65°29′38″S 65°25′20″W / 65.49389°S 65.42222°W / -65.49389; -65.42222, 3.15 km south of Snodgrass Island and 4.4 km northwest of Lacuna Island. British mapping in 1971.

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References

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


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