Chukovezer Island

Chukovezer Island
Chukovezer Island
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 64°39′06″S 64°14′42″W / 64.65167°S 64.24500°W / -64.65167; -64.24500Coordinates: 64°39′06″S 64°14′42″W / 64.65167°S 64.24500°W / -64.65167; -64.24500
Archipelago Palmer Archipelago
Administration
None
Demographics
Population 0
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Chukovezer Island (Bulgarian: остров Чуковезер, ‘Ostrov Chukovezer’ \'os-trov vhu-ko-'ve-zer\) is the rocky island lying 700 m off the northwest coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. The feature is 1.22 km long in southeast-northwest direction and 460 m wide.

The island is named after the settlement of Chukovezer in Western Bulgaria.

Location

Chukovezer Island is located at 64°39′06″S 64°14′42″W / 64.65167°S 64.24500°W / -64.65167; -64.24500, 7.22 km north by east of Cape Monaco and 6.8 km south of Gerlache Point. British mapping in 1974.

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References

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


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