Mishka Island
Mishka Island (Bulgarian: остров Мишка, romanized: ostrov Mishka, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ˈmiʃkɐ]) is the mostly ice-covered island 751 m long in west–east direction and 220 m wide in the Dannebrog Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 9.9 ha.[1]
  Mishka Island Location of Mishka Island  Mishka Island Mishka Island (Antarctic Peninsula) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 65°00′07″S 64°00′14″W |
| Archipelago | Wilhelm Archipelago |
| Area | 9.9 ha (24 acres) |
| Length | 751 m (2464 ft) |
| Width | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a mouse ('mishka' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.[1]
Location
Mishka Island is located at 65°00′07″S 64°00′14″W, which is 5.32 km north-northwest of Booth Island, 50 m north of Mechka Island, 3.4 km northeast of Raketa Island, 896 m east-southeast of Kosatka Island, and 5.55 km southwest of Kril Island in the Wauwermans Islands group. 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
- Mishka Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
References
- Mishka Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Mishka Island. Adjusted Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.