Bager Island

Bager Island (Bulgarian: остров Багер, romanized: ostrov Bager, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ˈbagɛr]) is the rocky island 963 m long in west–east direction and 373 m wide in the Vedel Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 21 ha.[1]

Bager Island
Bager Island is located in Antarctica
Bager Island
Bager Island
Location of Bager Island
Bager Island is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Bager Island
Bager Island
Bager Island (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates65°07′28″S 64°15′53″W
ArchipelagoWilhelm Archipelago
Area21 ha (52 acres)
Length963 m (3159 ft)
Width373 m (1224 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling an excavator (‘bager' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.[1]

Location

Bager Island is located at 65°07′28″S 64°15′53″W, which is 245 m southwest of Rak Island, 5.77 km west by north of Hovgaard Island, 436 m north of Klamer Island, and 3.78 km east-southeast of Flank Island in the Myriad Islands group. British mapping in 2001.

Maps

Notes

  1. Bager Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica

References

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


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