Sprey Island

Sprey Island (Bulgarian: остров Спрей, romanized: ostrov Sprey, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ˈsprɛj]) is the mostly ice-covered island 1.23 km long in southwest–northeast direction and 460 m wide in the Dannebrog Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 27.94 ha.[1]

Sprey Island
Sprey Island is located in Antarctica
Sprey Island
Sprey Island
Location of Sprey Island
Sprey Island is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Sprey Island
Sprey Island
Sprey Island (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates65°03′24″S 64°09′55″W
ArchipelagoWilhelm Archipelago
Area27.94 ha (69.0 acres)
Length1.23 km (0.764 mi)
Width460 m (1510 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

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

Location

Sprey Island is located at 65°03′24″S 64°09′55″W, which is 124 m south of Shut Island, 2.4 km west-northwest of Taralezh Island, 640 m north-northwest of Bodloperka Island and 1.64 km east of Skoba Island. British mapping in 2001.

Maps

See also

Notes

  1. Sprey 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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