Kereka Island

Kereka Island

Kereka Island
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	65°29′38″S 65°25′20″W / 65.49389°S 65.42222°W / -65.49389; -65.42222Coordinates: 65°29′38″S 65°25′20″W / 65.49389°S 65.42222°W / -65.49389; -65.42222
Archipelago	Biscoe Islands
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	0

Kereka Island (Bulgarian: остров Керека, ‘Ostrov Kereka’ \'os-trov ke-'re-ka\) is a mostly ice-covered island in the Pitt group of Biscoe Islands, Antarctica. It is 1.75 km long in southeast-northwest direction and 580 m wide, and is separated from neighbouring Slumkey Island to the west-southwest by an 80 m wide passage.

The island is named after the settlement of Kereka in Northern Bulgaria.

Location

Kereka Island is located at 65°29′38″S 65°25′20″W / 65.49389°S 65.42222°W / -65.49389; -65.42222, 3.15 km south of Snodgrass Island and 4.4 km northwest of Lacuna Island. British mapping in 1971.

Maps

• British Antarctic Territory: Graham Coast. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 65 64. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1971.
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References

• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
• Kereka Island. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.