Komuniga Island (Bulgarian: остров Комунига, romanized: ostrov Komuniga, IPA: [ˈɔstrof komoˈniɡɐ]) is an ice-covered island extending 1.3 km in southeast-northwest direction and 1.1 km wide, the southernmost in the Correo group in Bigo Bay on Graham Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica, off the southwest coast of Magnier Peninsula. It emerged as a distinct geographical entity following the retreat of Magnier Peninsula's ice cap in the first decade of the 21st century.
 Location of Magnier Peninsula on Graham Coast, Antarctic Peninsula | |
  Komuniga Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 65°43′27″S 64°23′37″W / 65.72417°S 64.39361°W |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
The island is named after the settlement of Komuniga in Southern Bulgaria.
Location
editKomuniga Island is located 1.3 km northwest of the nearest mainland point and 500 m southeast of Baurene Island. British mapping in 1971.
Maps
edit- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 65 64. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1971.
References
edit- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Komuniga Island. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
External links
edit- Komuniga 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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