Knezha Island

Knezha Island

Knezha Island
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	65°21′28″S 65°22′02″W / 65.35778°S 65.36722°W / -65.35778; -65.36722Coordinates: 65°21′28″S 65°22′02″W / 65.35778°S 65.36722°W / -65.35778; -65.36722
Archipelago	Biscoe Islands
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	0

Knezha Island (Bulgarian: остров Кнежа, ‘Ostrov Knezha’ \'os-trov kne-'zha\) is the northernmost island in the Pitt group of Biscoe Islands, Antarctica. The feature extends 900 m in north-south direction and 880 m in east-west direction.

The island is named after the town of Knezha in Northern Bulgaria.

Location

Knezha Island is located at 65°21′28″S 65°22′02″W / 65.35778°S 65.36722°W / -65.35778; -65.36722, 4.53 km northwest of Trundle Island, 780 m north-northwest of Ribnik Island and 2.62 km southeast of Bardell Rock. 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)
• Knezha Island. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.

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