Pordim Islands

Pordim Islands (Bulgarian: острови Пордим, ‘Ostrovi Pordim’ 'os-tro-vi 'por-dim) are two adjacent islands situated 870 m (950 yd) east-northeast of Heywood Island and 2.1 km (1.3 mi) northwest of Catharina Point on Robert Island, South Shetland Islands. Extending 960 m (1,050 yd) in east-southeast to west-northwest direction. The larger islet has a surface area of 10 hectares (25 acres).^[1] Bulgarian early mapping in 2009. Named after the town of Pordim in northern Bulgaria.

Pordim Islands

Location of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands
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Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	62°18′41″S 59°39′33″W
Archipelago	South Shetland Islands
Area	10 ha (25 acres)[1]
Administration
Antarctica
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	uninhabited

62°18′41″S 59°39′33″W

See also

• Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
• List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
• SCAR
• Territorial claims in Antarctica

References

1. L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4

External links

• Pordim Islands. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)

External links

• Pordim Islands. Copernix satellite image

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

Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands.