  Meduza Island Location of Meduza Island  Meduza Island Meduza Island (Antarctic Peninsula) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 65°01′32″S 64°05′05″W / 65.02556°S 64.08472°W |
| Archipelago | Wilhelm Archipelago |
| Area | 11.9 ha (29 acres) |
| Length | 670 m (2200 ft) |
| Width | 434 m (1424 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Meduza Island (Bulgarian: остров Медуза, romanized: ostrov Meduza, IPA: [ˈɔstrof mɛˈduzɐ]) is the partly ice-covered island extending 670 m in southwest–northeast direction and 434 m in north–south direction in the Dannebrog Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 11.9 ha.[1]
The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a jellyfish ('meduza' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.[1]
- ^ a b Meduza Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica