Ribnik Island

Ribnik Island

Location of Biscoe Islands in the Antarctic Peninsula region.
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	65°22′05″S 65°21′34″W / 65.36806°S 65.35944°WCoordinates: 65°22′05″S 65°21′34″W / 65.36806°S 65.35944°W
Archipelago	Biscoe Islands
Country
None
Demographics
Population	0
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Ribnik Island (Bulgarian: остров Рибник, ‘Ostrov Ribnik’ \'os-trov 'rib-nik\) is a mostly ice-covered island in the Pitt group of Biscoe Islands, Antarctica. The feature is 1 km long in southwest-northeast direction and 500 m wide.

The island is named after the settlement of Ribnik in Southwestern Bulgaria.

Location

Ribnik Island is located at 65°22′05″S 65°21′34″W / 65.36806°S 65.35944°W, 780 m south-southeast of Knezha Island, 3.35 km northwest of Trundle Island and 3.4 km north of Vaugondy Island. British mapping in 1971.

Maps

• British Antarctic Territory: Graham Coast. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 65 64. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1971.
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References

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

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