Lamantin Island
Lamantin Island (Bulgarian: остров Ястреб, romanized: ostrov Lamantin, IPA: [ˈɔstrof lɐmɐnˈtin]) is the partly ice-free island 812 m long in southwest–northeast direction and 318 m wide in the Dannebrog Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 15.8 ha.[1]
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 65°01′21″S 64°07′56″W |
| Archipelago | Wilhelm Archipelago |
| Area | 15.8 ha (39 acres) |
| Length | 812 m (2664 ft) |
| Width | 318 m (1043 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a manatee ('lamantin' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.[1]
Location
Lamantin Island is located at 65°01′21″S 64°07′56″W, which is 135 m southwest of Tyulen Island, 1.66 km west-northwest of Meduza Island and 478 m northwest of Yastreb 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
See also
- List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands
Notes
- Yastreb Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
References
- Lamantin Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Lamantin Island. Adjusted Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.