Pogledets Island

Pogledets Island
Location of Varna Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
Pogledets Island is located in Antarctica
Pogledets Island
Pogledets Island
Location of Pogledets Island
Pogledets Island is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Pogledets Island
Pogledets Island
Pogledets Island (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates62°27′39.7″S 60°09′30″W / 62.461028°S 60.15833°W / -62.461028; -60.15833
ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Pogledets Island (Bulgarian: остров Погледец, romanizedostrov Pogledets, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ˈpɔɡlɛdɛt͡s]) is the northernmost of Dunbar Islands off Varna Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands. The feature is ice-free, crescent shaped facing southwest, and extending 200 m in north-south direction and 170 m in east-west direction. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.

The island is named after Pogledets Peak in Rila Mountain and its namesake in Stara Planina, Bulgaria.