Krivus Island

Krivus Island
	Krivus Island
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	65°25′53″S 65°23′05″W / 65.43139°S 65.38472°WCoordinates: 65°25′53″S 65°23′05″W / 65.43139°S 65.38472°W
Archipelago	Biscoe Islands
Administration
	Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	0

Krivus Island (Bulgarian: остров Кривус, romanized: ostrov Krivus, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ˈkrivos]) is the mostly ice-covered island on the east side of Johannessen Harbour in the Pitt group of Biscoe Islands, Antarctica. The feature extends 920 m in north-south direction and 1.06 km in east-west direction.

The island is named after the medieval fortress of Krivus in Southern Bulgaria.

Location[]

Krivus Island is located at

65°25′53″S 65°23′05″W / 65.43139°S 65.38472°W, 1.15 km south-southwest of Vaugondy Island, 1.23 km west of Jingle Island, 730 m west-northwest of Tambra Island, 910 m north of Weller Island and 2.05 km east of Snodgrass Island. British mapping in 1971.

Maps[]

British Antarctic Territory: Graham Coast. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 65 64. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1971.
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)
Krivus Island. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.

External links[]

Krivus Island. Copernix satellite image

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

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