Antarctic reef
Map of Byers Peninsula featuring Kianida Reef
Kianida Reef (Bulgarian : риф Кианида , romanized : rif Kianida , IPA: [ˈrif kiɐˈnidɐ] ) is the 350 m long in east-west direction and 140 m wide, narrowing to the east rocky reef lying in Osogovo Bay , off the southeast extremity of Rugged Island in the South Shetland Islands . Its surface area is 4 ha.[ 1] The area was visited by early 19th century sealers .[ 2]
The feature is named after the phantom island of Kianida or Cianeis off the Black Sea coast of Thrace , featured on a 1467 map by Nicolaus Germanus based on Claudius Ptolemy's Geography .[ 1]
Location
Kianida Reef is located at 62°38′32″S 61°12′33″W / 62.64222°S 61.20917°W / -62.64222; -61.20917 , which is 440 m southwest of Radev Point , 1.65 km west-southwest of Astor Island and 3.5 km north-northwest of Devils Point on Livingston Island . Detailed Spanish mapping in 1992, and Bulgarian mapping in 2009 and 2017.
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This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
Main islands Other islands Rocks, stacks, reefs spits and banks
Straits Undersea and subglacial features