Stego Island
Stego Island (Bulgarian: остров Стего, romanized: ostrov Stego, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ˈstɛgo]) is the mostly ice-covered island 2.07 km long in southwest–northeast direction and 820 m wide in the Dannebrog Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 93.32 ha.[1]
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 65°04′21″S 64°07′57″W |
| Archipelago | Wilhelm Archipelago |
| Area | 93.32 ha (230.6 acres) |
| Length | 2.07 km (1.286 mi) |
| Width | 820 m (2690 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a stegosaur, and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.[1]
Location
Stego Island is located at 65°04′21″S 64°07′57″W, which is 52 m northwest of Elisabethinsel, 293 m southeast of Tsankov Island, 240 m southwest of Spatnik Island and 3.01 km west of the west extremity of Booth 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
- Stego Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
References
- Stego Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Stego Island. Adjusted Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.