Presnakov Island

Presnakov Island (Bulgarian: Преснаков остров, romanized: Presnakov ostrov, IPA: [prɛsnɐˈkɔf ˈɔstrof]) is the 390 m long in southeast-northwest direction and 100 m wide rocky island lying off the west coast of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.

Presnakov Island
Location of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands
Presnakov Island
Location of Presnakov Island
Presnakov Island
Presnakov Island (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates63°17′46″S 62°16′21″W
ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Length390 m (1280 ft)
Width100 m (300 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

The island is “named after Captain Ivan Presnakov (1932–2003), commander of the ocean fishing trawler Aurelia of the Bulgarian company Ocean Fisheries – Burgas during its fishing trip to Antarctic waters off South Georgia and the South Orkney Islands from September 1977 to April 1978. The Bulgarian fishermen, along with those of the Soviet Union, Poland and East Germany are the pioneers of modern Antarctic fishing industry.”[1]

Location

Presnakov Island is located at 63°17′46″S 62°16′21″W, which is 330 m west-southeast of Jameson Point and 1.55 km northwest of Ugorelets Point. British mapping in 2009.

Maps

Notes
  1. 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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