Kamera Island
Kamera Island (Bulgarian: остров Камера, romanized: ostrov Kamera, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ˈkamɛrɐ]) is the mostly ice-covered island 778 m long in southwest–northeast direction and 278 m wide in the Vedel Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 10.75 ha.[1]
  Kamera Island Location of Kamera Island  Kamera Island Kamera Island (Antarctic Peninsula) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 65°07′58″S 64°15′26″W |
| Archipelago | Wilhelm Archipelago |
| Area | 10.75 ha (26.6 acres) |
| Length | 778 m (2552 ft) |
| Width | 278 m (912 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a TV camera ('kamera' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.[1]
Location
Kamera Island is located at 65°07′58″S 64°15′26″W, which is 5.6 km northwest of Petermann Island, 80 m northwest of Kormoran Island, 40 m southeast of Klamer Island and 378 m west of Pate Island. British mapping in 2001.
Maps
- British Admiralty Nautical Chart 446 Anvers Island to Renaud Island. Scale 1:150000. Admiralty, UK Hydrographic Office, 2001
- Brabant Island to Argentine Islands. Scale 1:250000 topographic map. British Antarctic Survey, 2008
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated
Notes
- Kamera Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
References
- Kamera Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Kamera Island. Adjusted Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.