Tatul Island

Tatul Island (Bulgarian: остров Татул, romanized: ostrov Tatul, IPA: [ˈɔstrof tɐˈtuɫ]) is a triangular ice-free island off the north coast of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Extending 350 by 200 m (380 by 220 yd), the island emerged as a distinct geographical entity following the retreat of Robert Island's ice cap in the late 20th and early 21st century.

Tatul Island
Location of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands
Tatul Island
Location of Tatul Island
Tatul Island
Tatul Island (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates62°20′03″S 59°32′22″W
ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Length0.35 km (0.217 mi)
Width0.2 km (0.12 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

The feature is named after the settlement of Tatul adjacent to a major Thracian shrine complex in the Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria related to the cult of Orpheus.

Location

The island is located at 62°20′03″S 59°32′22″W which is 130 m (140 yd) north of Robert Island,
550 m (600 yd) south-southwest of Lientur Rocks and 950 m (1,040 yd) west-northwest of Newell Point. Bulgarian early mapping in 2009.

See also

Maps
  • L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4

References


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

    Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands.


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