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Lesidren Island (Bulgarian: остров Лесидрен, romanized: ostrov Lesidren, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ˈlɛsidrɛn]) is the second largest and southernmost island in the Zed group off the north coast of Varna Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The island is ice-free, extending 800 by 600 m (870 by 660 yd) with surface area 33 hectares (82 acres).[1] Separated from the neighbouring Phanagoria Island and Koshava Island by channels 130 and 140 m (140 and 150 yd) wide respectively. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.
 Zed Islands (in the background) from Miziya Peak; Lesidren Island is the second on the right. | |
 Location of Varna Peninsula in the South Shetland Islands | |
  Lesidren Island Location on Antarctic Peninsula  Lesidren Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°26′10″S 60°08′55″W |
| Archipelago | Zed Islands |
| Area | 33 ha (82 acres) |
| Length | 0.8 km (0.5 mi) |
| Width | 0.6 km (0.37 mi) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
The island is named after the settlement of Lesidren in northern Bulgaria.
Location
Lesidren Island is located at 62°26′10″S 60°08′55″W which is 1.53 km (0.95 mi) north of Williams Point on Livingston Island. British mapping in 1968, Chilean in 1971, Argentine in 1980, Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009.
See also
- Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- SCAR
- Territorial claims in Antarctica
References
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Archived April 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Lesidren Island. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
External links
- Lesidren 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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Lesidren Island (englisch; bulgarisch остров Лесидрен .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 Lessidren) ist eine 800 m lange und 600 m breite Insel vor der Nordküste der Livingston-Insel im Archipel der Südlichen Shetlandinseln. Sie ist die zweitgrößte der Zed Islands und liegt 1,4 km nördlich des Williams Point. Von Phanagoria Island trennt sie eine 130 m breite, von Koshava Island eine 140 m breite Passage.- [en] Lesidren Island
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