Chukovezer Island
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 Location of Anvers Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region. | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 64°39′06″S 64°14′42″W / 64.65167°S 64.24500°W |
| Archipelago | Palmer Archipelago |
| Country | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
| Additional information | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Chukovezer Island (Bulgarian: остров Чуковезер, ‘Ostrov Chukovezer’ \'os-trov vhu-ko-'ve-zer\) is the rocky island lying 700 m off the northwest coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. The feature is 1.22 km long in southeast-northwest direction and 460 m wide.
The island is named after the settlement of Chukovezer in Western Bulgaria.
Location
Chukovezer Island is located at 64°39′06″S 64°14′42″W / 64.65167°S 64.24500°W, 7.22 km north by east of Cape Monaco and 6.8 km south of Gerlache Point. British mapping in 1974.
Maps
- Anvers Island and Brabant Island. Scale 1:250000 topographic map. BAS 250 Series, Sheet SQ 19-20/3&4. London, 1974.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993-2012.
References
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Chukovezer Island. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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