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Kostilka Island

Kostilka Island (Bulgarian: остров Костилка, romanizedostrov Kostilka, IPA: [ˈɔstrof kosˈtiɫkɐ]) is the rocky island 213 m long in west–east direction and 137 m wide in the Myriad Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 1.64 ha.

The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a fruit's stone ('kostilka' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.

Location

Kostilka Island is located at 65°05′57″S 64°24′52″W / 65.09917°S 64.41444°W / -65.09917; -64.41444, which is 3.35 km northwest of Flank Island, 3.47 km southeast of Final Island, and 6.74 km west-northwest of Vedel Islands. British mapping in 2001.

Maps

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Kostilka Island. Archived 10 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica

References

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