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Kaliman Island (Bulgarian: остров Калиман, romanized: ostrov Kaliman, IPA: [ˈɔstrof kɐliˈman]) is the triangular, flat rocky island extending 250 m in south-southeast to north-northwest direction and 80 m wide in Walker Bay, Livingston Island in Antarctica. It is named after Czar Kaliman Asen of Bulgaria (1241–1246 AD).
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°37′31″S 60°39′44″W |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
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| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Location
Kaliman Island is located at 62°37′31″S 60°39′44″W, which is 3.9 km northwest of Hannah Point, 9.5 km northeast of Bond Point and 4.62 km south of Snow Peak, and connected to Livingston Island on the north by a 600 m long moraine tombolo. Formed as result of the retreat of Verila Glacier in the first decade of 21st century. Bulgarian mapping in 2009 and 2017.
Maps
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Smith Island. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2017.
References
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Kaliman Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
External links
- Kaliman Island. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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Kaliman Island (englisch; bulgarisch остров Калиман .mw-parser-output .Latn{font-family:"Akzidenz Grotesk","Arial","Avant Garde Gothic","Calibri","Futura","Geneva","Gill Sans","Helvetica","Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans Unicode","Lucida Grande","Stone Sans","Tahoma","Trebuchet","Univers","Verdana"}ostrow Kaliman) ist eine flache, dreieckige, in südsüdost-nordnordwestlicher Ausrichtung 250 m lange und 80 m breite Felseninsel im Archipel der Südlichen Shetlandinseln. In der Walker Bay der Livingston-Insel liegt sie 3,9 km nordwestlich des Hannah Point, 9,5 km nordöstlich des Bond Point und 4,62 km südlich des Snow Peak. Sie ist im Norden über einen 600 m langen Tombolo aus Moränengeröll mit der Livingston-Insel verbunden. Freigelegt wurde sie durch den Rückzug des Werila-Gletschers zu Beginn des 21. Jahrhunderts.- [en] Kaliman Island
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