Skoba Island

Skoba Island
Skoba Island is located in Antarctica
Skoba Island
Skoba Island
Location of Skoba Island
Skoba Island is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Skoba Island
Skoba Island
Skoba Island (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates65°03′33″S 64°12′37″W / 65.05917°S 64.21028°W / -65.05917; -64.21028
ArchipelagoWilhelm Archipelago
Area2.8 ha (6.9 acres)
Length416 m (1365 ft)
Width176 m (577 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

Skoba Island (Bulgarian: остров Скоба, romanized: ostrov Skoba, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ˈskɔbɐ]) comprises four abutting rocky islets 416 m long in south–north direction and 176 m wide in the Dannebrog Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 2.8 ha.[1]

The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a bracket symbol ('skoba' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.[1]

Location

Skoba Island is located at 65°03′33″S 64°12′37″W / 65.05917°S 64.21028°W / -65.05917; -64.21028, which is 1.64 km west of Sprey Island, 6 km north of Lapa Island in the Vedel Islands group, and 9.3 km northeast of Flank Island in the Myriad Islands group. British mapping in 2001.

Maps

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Skoba Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica

References

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


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