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]
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 65°07′02″S 64°13′02″W |
| Archipelago | Wilhelm Archipelago |
| Area | 40.4 ha (100 acres) |
| Length | 1.12 km (0.696 mi) |
| Width | 537 m (1762 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
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
- 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
- Lapa Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
References
- Lapa Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Lapa Island. Adjusted Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.