Revolver Island

Revolver Island (Bulgarian: остров Револвер, romanized: ostrov Revolver, IPA: [ˈɔstrof rɛˈvɔɫvɛr]) is the partly ice-free island 645 m long in southwest–northeast direction and 284 m wide in the Dannebrog Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 8.77 ha.[1]

Revolver Island
Revolver Island
Location of Revolver Island
Revolver Island
Revolver Island (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates65°02′58″S 64°04′21″W
ArchipelagoWilhelm Archipelago
Area8.77 ha (21.7 acres)
Length645 m (2116 ft)
Width284 m (932 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a revolver handgun, and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.[1]

Location

Revolver Island is located at 65°02′58″S 64°04′21″W, which is 1.06 km southwest of Rollet Island, 1.85 km northwest of the west extremity of Booth Island, 1.67 km northeast of Taralezh Island and 2.95 km southeast of Pegas Island. British mapping in 2001.

Maps

See also

  • List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands

Notes

  1. Revolver 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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