Padpadak Island
Padpadak Island (Bulgarian: остров Пъдпъдък, romanized: ostrov Padpadak, IPA: [ˈɔstrof pɤdpɤˈdɤk]) is the mostly ice-free island extending 442 m in southwest–northeast direction and 390 m in southeast–northwest direction in the Dannebrog Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 8.35 ha.[1]
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 65°03′12″S 64°10′17″W |
| Archipelago | Wilhelm Archipelago |
| Area | 8.35 ha (20.6 acres) |
| Length | 442 m (1450 ft) |
| Width | 390 m (1280 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a common quail bird ('padpadak' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.[1]
Location
Padpadak Island is located at 65°03′12″S 64°10′17″W. It abuts Shut Island on the northeast, and is situated 62 m northwest of Sprey Island and 1.62 km east-northeast of Skoba 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
- Padpadak Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
References
- Padpadak Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Padpadak Island. Adjusted Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.