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Stego Island

Stego Island (Bulgarian: остров Стего, romanizedostrov Stego, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ˈstɛgo]) is the mostly ice-covered island 2.07 km long in southwest–northeast direction and 820 m wide in the Dannebrog Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 93.32 ha.

The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a stegosaur, and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.

Location

Stego Island is located at 65°04′21″S 64°07′57″W / 65.07250°S 64.13250°W / -65.07250; -64.13250, which is 52 m northwest of Elisabethinsel, 293 m southeast of Tsankov Island, 240 m southwest of Spatnik Island and 3.01 km west of the west extremity of Booth Island. British mapping in 2001.

Maps

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Stego Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica

References

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