Lapa Island (Wilhelm Archipelago)

Lapa Island (Bulgarian: остров Лапа, romanized: ostrov Lapa, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ˈɫapɐ]) is the mostly ice-covered island 800 m long in west–east direction and 490 m wide in the Vedel Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 21.73 ha.[1]

Lapa Island
Lapa Island
Location of Lapa Island
Lapa Island
Lapa Island (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates65°07′02″S 64°13′02″W
ArchipelagoWilhelm Archipelago
Area40.4 ha (100 acres)
Length1.12 km (0.696 mi)
Width537 m (1762 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling an animal paw ('lapa' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.[1]

Location

Lapa Island is located at 65°07′02″S 64°13′02″W, which is 3.9 km northwest of Hovgaard Island, 37 m north of Kostenurka Island, 805 m east-northeast of Rak Island, and 4.97 km southwest of Lamya Island in the Dannebrog Islands group. British mapping in 2001.

Maps

See also

  • List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands

Notes

  1. Lapa 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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