  Kosatka Island Location of Kosatka Island  Kosatka Island Kosatka Island (Antarctic Peninsula) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 64°59′57″S 64°02′06″W / 64.99917°S 64.03500°W |
| Archipelago | Wilhelm Archipelago |
| Area | 8.86 ha (21.9 acres) |
| Length | 653 m (2142 ft) |
| Width | 195 m (640 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Kosatka Island (Bulgarian: остров Косатка, romanized: ostrov Kosatka, IPA: [ˈɔstrof koˈsatkɐ]) is the mostly ice-covered island 653 m long in west–east direction and 195 m wide in the Dannebrog Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 8.86 ha.[1]
The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a killer whale ('kosatka' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.[1]
- ^ a b Kosatka Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica