Zverino Island

Zverino Island
Zverino Island (in the background, on the left) from Miziya Peak, Livingston Island
Location of McFarlane-Strait in the South Shetland Islands
Zverino Island is located in Antarctica
Zverino Island
Zverino Island
Location on Antarctic Peninsula
Zverino Island is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Zverino Island
Zverino Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates62°27′09″S 60°04′25″W / 62.45250°S 60.07361°W / -62.45250; -60.07361
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Zverino Island (Bulgarian: остров Зверино, romanizedostrov Zverino, IPA: [ˈɔstrov zvɛriˈnɔ]) is the largest and westernmost island in the Meade group lying in the north entrance to McFarlane Strait in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is extending 1.2 km (0.75 mi) by 700 m (2,300 ft), with surface area of 48 hectares (120 acres),[1] and is snow-free in summer.

The island is named after the settlement of Zverino in Western Bulgaria.

  1. ^ L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands Archived April 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4 (Updated second edition 2010. ISBN 978-954-92032-9-5)