Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 62°36′57.6″S 61°17′07″W / 62.616000°S 61.28528°W |
Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
Area | 1.9 ha (4.7 acres) |
Length | 250 m (820 ft) |
Width | 115 m (377 ft) |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | uninhabited |
Pindarev Island (Bulgarian: Пиндарев остров, romanized: Pindarev ostrov, IPA: [pinˈdarɛf ˈɔstrof]) is an island in Antarctica. It is 250 metres (820 ft) long in southeast-northwest direction and 115 metres (377 ft) wide flat rocky island in Nishava Cove, separated from the north coast of Rugged Island in the South Shetland Islands by a 35 metres (115 ft) wide passage. Its surface area is 1.9 hectares (4.7 acres).[1] The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.[2]
The feature is named after the Bulgarian cartoonist Tenyu Pindarev (1921–2010), for his contribution to the promotion of Antarctica.[1]