Soatris Island

Location of Brabant Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region.

Soatris Island (Bulgarian: остров Соатрис, ‘Ostrov Soatris’ \'os-trov so-'at-ris\) is the rocky island off the northwest coast of Pasteur Peninsula on Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica, which extends 400 m in east-southeast to west-northwest direction and is 200 m wide.

The island is named after the ancient Roman settlement of Soatris in Northeastern Bulgaria.

Location

Soatris Island is located at 64°02′00″S 62°34′23″W / 64.03333°S 62.57306°W / -64.03333; -62.57306Coordinates: 64°02′00″S 62°34′23″W / 64.03333°S 62.57306°W / -64.03333; -62.57306, which is 5 km west-southwest of Cape Roux, 800 m north of Metchnikoff Point and 9.6 km north by east of Claude Point. British mapping in 1980 and 2008.

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Brabant Island from northeast, with Anvers Island (on the right) and Antarctic Peninsula in the background; Pasteur Peninsula is seen as the nearest part of the island on the right.

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


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