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Knezha Island (Bulgarian: остров Кнежа, romanized: ostrov Knezha, IPA: [ˈɔstrof knɛˈʒa]) is the northernmost island in the Pitt group of Biscoe Islands, Antarctica. The feature extends 900 m in north-south direction and 880 m in east-west direction.

Knezha Island

Knezha Island
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	65°21′28″S 65°22′02″W
Archipelago	Biscoe Islands
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	0

The island is named after the town of Knezha in Northern Bulgaria.

Location

Knezha Island is located at 65°21′28″S 65°22′02″W, 4.53 km northwest of Trundle Island, 780 m north-northwest of Ribnik Island and 2.62 km southeast of Bardell Rock. 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)
• Knezha Island. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.

External links

• Knezha 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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