Kormoran Island (Bulgarian: остров Корморан, romanized: ostrov Kormoran, IPA: [ˈɔstrof kormoˈran]) is the mostly ice-free rocky island extending 848 m in south–north direction and 705 m in west–east direction in the Vedel Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 36.7 ha.[1]
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Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 65°08′17″S 64°14′50″W |
Archipelago | Wilhelm Archipelago |
Area | 36.7 ha (91 acres) |
Length | 848 m (2782 ft) |
Width | 705 m (2313 ft) |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | uninhabited |
The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a cormorant ('kormoran' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.[1]
Kormoran Island is located 4.72 km northwest of Petermann Island, 80 m southeast of Kamera Island and 160 m southwest of Pate Island. British mapping in 2001.
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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