Kabile Island

Kabile Island
Kabile Island from English Strait, with Hrabar Nunatak, Greenwich Island and Sharp Peak, Livingston Island in the background
Location of Kabile Island
Kabile Island is located in Antarctica
Kabile Island
Kabile Island
Kabile Island is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Kabile Island
Kabile Island
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates62°26′30″S 59°56′33″W / 62.44167°S 59.94250°W / -62.44167; -59.94250
ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Area19 ha (47 acres)[1]
Length0.7 km (0.43 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Kabile Island (Bulgarian: остров Кабиле, romanizedostrov Kabile, IPA: [ˈɔstrof kɐbiˈlɛ]) is an Antarctic island extending 700 m (770 yd) in south–north direction and 450 m (490 yd) wide, situated off the north coast of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It has a surface area of 19 hectares (47 acres).[1]

Named after the ancient Thracian town of Kabile near the present Bulgarian city of Yambol.[2]

  1. ^ a b 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
  2. ^ SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer: Kabile Island.