Chukovezer Island

64°39′06″S 64°14′42″W / 64.65167°S 64.24500°W / -64.65167; -64.24500ArchipelagoPalmer ArchipelagoAdministrationAdministered under the Antarctic Treaty SystemDemographicsPopulation0

Chukovezer Island (Bulgarian: остров Чуковезер, romanized: ostrov Chukovezer, IPA: [ˈɔstrof t͡ʃokoˈvɛzɛr]) is the rocky island lying 700 m (2,300 ft) off the northwest coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. The feature is 1.22 km (0.76 mi) long in southeast-northwest direction and 460 m (1,510 ft) 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 (4.49 mi) north by east of Cape Monaco and 6.8 km (4.2 mi) south of Gerlache Point. British mapping in 1974.

Maps

• Anvers Island and Brabant Island. Scale 1:250000 topographic map. BAS 250 Series, Sheet SQ 19-20/3&4. London, 1974.
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References

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

External links

• Chukovezer Island. Copernix satellite image

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