Temenuga Island

Temenuga

Location of Anvers Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region.
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 64°18′42″S 63°39′29″W / 64.31167°S 63.65806°W / -64.31167; -63.65806Coordinates: 64°18′42″S 63°39′29″W / 64.31167°S 63.65806°W / -64.31167; -63.65806
Archipelago Palmer Archipelago
Length 0.62 km (0.385 mi)
Width 0.45 km (0.28 mi)
Country
None
Demographics
Population 0
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Temenuga Island (Bulgarian: остров Теменуга, ‘Ostrov Temenuga’ \'os-trov te-me-'nu-ga\) is a rocky island lying 660 m northeast of Quinton Point, Goten Peninsula on the northwest coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. Temenuga is 620 m long by 450 m wide, and is separated from Kalotina Island to the west by a 140 m wide passage.

The island is named after the settlements of Temenuga in Northern and Southern Bulgaria.

Location

Temenuga Island is located at 64°18′42″S 63°39′29″W / 64.31167°S 63.65806°W / -64.31167; -63.65806. British mapping in 1980.

Maps

References

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


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