Spatnik Island
Island of the Wilhelm Archipelago, Antarctica / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Spatnik Island (Bulgarian: остров Спътник, romanized: ostrov Spatnik, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ˈspɤtnik]) is the partly ice-free island 485 m long in west–east direction and 290 m wide in the Dannebrog Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 6.62 ha.[1]
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Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 65°03′55″S 64°06′28″W |
Archipelago | Wilhelm Archipelago |
Area | 6.62 ha (16.4 acres) |
Length | 485 m (1591 ft) |
Width | 290 m (950 ft) |
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Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | uninhabited |
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The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a communications satellite ('spatnik' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.[1]