Alabak Island

Alabak Island

Location of Graham Coast on the Antarctic Peninsula
Alabak Island

Location in Antarctica

Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 65°59′25″S 64°43′50″W / 65.99028°S 64.73056°W / -65.99028; -64.73056Coordinates: 65°59′25″S 64°43′50″W / 65.99028°S 64.73056°W / -65.99028; -64.73056
Administration
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Alabak Island (Bulgarian: остров Алабак, ‘Ostrov Alabak’ \'o-strov a-la-'bak\ is the mostly ice-covered hilly island in Barilari Bay on Graham Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica extending 1.35 km in east-west direction, 670 m wide, and ending in Huitfeldt Point to the east. It is separated from the east coast of Velingrad Peninsula by a 500 m wide passage formed as a result of glacier retreat in the last decade of 20th century.

The island is named after Alabak Ridge in Southern Bulgaria.

Location

Alabak Island is located 4.74 km southeast of Vorweg Point, and 11.15 km southwest of Duyvis Point on Felipe Solo (Obligado) Peninsula. British mapping in 1971.

Maps

References

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


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