Pindarev Island

Pindarev Island (Bulgarian: Пиндарев остров, romanized: Pindarev ostrov, IPA: [pinˈdarɛf ˈɔstrof]) is the 250 m long in southeast-northwest direction and 115 m wide flat rocky island in Nishava Cove separated from the north coast of Rugged Island in the South Shetland Islands by a 35 m wide passage. Its surface area is 1.9 ha.[1] The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.[2]

Pindarev Island
Location of Rugged Island in the South Shetland Islands
Pindarev Island
Location of Pindarev Island
Pindarev Island
Pindarev Island (South Shetland Islands)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates62°36′57.6″S 61°17′07″W
ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Area1.9 ha (4.7 acres)
Length250 m (820 ft)
Width115 m (377 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Populationuninhabited
Map of Byers Peninsula featuring Pindarev Island

The feature is named after the Bulgarian cartoonist Tenyu Pindarev (1921–2010), for his contribution to the promotion of Antarctica.[1]

Location

Pindarev Island is located at 62°36′57.6″S 61°17′07″W, which is 590 m east-southeast of Cape Sheffield and 950 m west of Chiprovtsi Point. Detailed Spanish mapping in 1992, and Bulgarian mapping in 2009 and 2017.

Maps
  • Península Byers, Isla Livingston. Mapa topográfico a escala 1:25000. Madrid: Servicio Geográfico del Ejército, 1992
  • L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2010. ISBN 978-954-92032-9-5 (First edition 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4)
  • L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Smith Island. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2017. ISBN 978-619-90008-3-0
  • 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
  1. Pindarev Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
  2. L. Ivanov. General Geography and History of Livingston Island. In: Bulgarian Antarctic Research: A Synthesis. Eds. C. Pimpirev and N. Chipev. Sofia: St. Kliment Ohridski University Press, 2015. pp. 17–28.

References


This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.


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