Chakarov Island

Chakarov Island
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Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	66°26′42″S 67°07′43″W / 66.44500°S 67.12861°W
Archipelago	Biscoe Islands
Area	92 ha (230 acres)
Length	2.18 km (1.355 mi)
Width	600 m (2000 ft)
Administration
	Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	uninhabited

Chakarov Island (Bulgarian: Чакъров остров, romanized: Chakarov ostrov, IPA: [ t͡ʃɐˈkɤrof ˈɔstrof]) is the ice-covered island 2.18 km long in southwest–northeast direction and 600 m wide in the Barcroft group of Biscoe Islands. Its surface area is 92 ha.^[1]

The feature is named after Danail Chakarov, Director of the International and EU Law Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria responsible for Antarctica and member of the Antarctic Place-names Commission since 2013.^[1]

Location[]

Chakarov Island is located at

66°26′42″S 67°07′43″W / 66.44500°S 67.12861°WCoordinates:

66°26′42″S 67°07′43″W / 66.44500°S 67.12861°W, which is 2.85 km southwest of Irving Island, 700 m north of Bedford Island, 5.35 km southeast of Belding Island and 4.7 km south of Watkins Island. British mapping in 1976.

Maps[]

British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 66 66. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1976
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated

Notes[]

^ ^a ^b Chakarov Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica

References[]

Chakarov Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)

External links[]

Chakarov Island. Adjusted Copernix satellite image

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

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[CGA-1] Chakarov Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica

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