Klamer Island

Klamer Island (Bulgarian: остров Кламер, romanized: ostrov Klamer, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ˈkɫamɛr]) is the rocky island 520 m long in southwest–northeast direction and 150 m wide in the Vedel Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 5.61 ha.[1]

Klamer Island
Klamer Island is located in Antarctica
Klamer Island
Klamer Island
Location of Klamer Island
Klamer Island is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Klamer Island
Klamer Island
Klamer Island (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates65°07′55″S 64°15′50″W
ArchipelagoWilhelm Archipelago
Area5.61 ha (13.9 acres)
Length520 m (1710 ft)
Width150 m (490 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a paper clip ('klamer' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.[1]

Location

Klamer Island is located at 65°07′55″S 64°15′50″W, which is 6.12 km northwest of Petermann Island, 40 m northwest of Kamera Island and 436 m south of Bager Island. British mapping in 2001.

Maps

See also

Notes

  1. Klamer 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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