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]
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 65°07′55″S 64°15′50″W |
| Archipelago | Wilhelm Archipelago |
| Area | 5.61 ha (13.9 acres) |
| Length | 520 m (1710 ft) |
| Width | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
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
- 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
- Klamer Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
References
- Klamer Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Klamer Island. Adjusted Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.