Ribnik Island

Ribnik Island
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Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 65°22′05″S 65°21′34″W / 65.36806°S 65.35944°W / -65.36806; -65.35944Coordinates: 65°22′05″S 65°21′34″W / 65.36806°S 65.35944°W / -65.36806; -65.35944
Archipelago Biscoe Islands
Administration
None
Demographics
Population 0
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Ribnik Island (Bulgarian: остров Рибник, ‘Ostrov Ribnik’ \'os-trov 'rib-nik\) is a mostly ice-covered island in the Pitt group of Biscoe Islands, Antarctica. The feature is 1 km long in southwest-northeast direction and 500 m wide.

The island is named after the settlement of Ribnik in Southwestern Bulgaria.

Location

Ribnik Island is located at 65°22′05″S 65°21′34″W / 65.36806°S 65.35944°W / -65.36806; -65.35944, 780 m south-southeast of Knezha Island, 3.35 km northwest of Trundle Island and 3.4 km north of Vaugondy Island. 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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