Raketa Island
Raketa Island (Bulgarian: остров Ракета, romanized: ostrov Raketa, IPA: [ˈɔstrof rɐˈkɛtɐ]) is the mostly ice-covered island 511 m long in west–east direction and 177 m wide in the Dannebrog Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 5.18 ha.[1]
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 65°01′37″S 64°03′41″W |
| Archipelago | Wilhelm Archipelago |
| Area | 5.18 ha (12.8 acres) |
| Length | 511 m (1677 ft) |
| Width | 177 m (581 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a trailer mounted rocket ('raketa' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.[1]
Location
Raketa Island is located at 65°01′37″S 64°03′41″W, which is 4 km north by west of the west extremity of Booth Island, 540 m southeast of Meduza Island, 2.96 km south-southwest of Kosatka Island and 1.61 km northwest of Rollet 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
- Raketa Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
References
- Raketa Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Raketa Island. Adjusted Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.