  Padpadak Island Location of Padpadak Island  Padpadak Island Padpadak Island (Antarctic Peninsula) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 65°03′12″S 64°10′17″W / 65.05333°S 64.17139°W |
| Archipelago | Wilhelm Archipelago |
| Area | 8.35 ha (20.6 acres) |
| Length | 442 m (1450 ft) |
| Width | 390 m (1280 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Padpadak Island (Bulgarian: остров Пъдпъдък, romanized: ostrov Padpadak, IPA: [ˈɔstrof pɤdpɤˈdɤk]) is the mostly ice-free island extending 442 m in southwest–northeast direction and 390 m in southeast–northwest direction in the Dannebrog Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 8.35 ha.[1]
The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a common quail bird ('padpadak' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.[1]
- ^ a b Padpadak Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica