Prisad Island

Prisad Island (Bulgarian: остров Присад, romanized: ostrov Prisad, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ˈprisɐt]) is the rocky island off the north coast of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands extending 640 m in southwest-northeast direction and 520 m wide. It is separated from Limets Peninsula by a 60 m wide passage.

Prisad Island
Location of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands
Prisad Island
Location of Prisad Island
Prisad Island
Prisad Island (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates63°13′55″S 62°10′38″W
ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

The feature is named "after the settlements of Prisad in Northeastern and Southeastern Bulgaria."[1]

Location

Prisad Island is located at 63°13′55″S 62°10′38″W, which is 1.44 km east of Cape Wallace. British mapping in 2009.

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See also
  • List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands

Maps

Notes
  1. Prisad Island. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.

References


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


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