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Temenuga Island

Coordinates: 64°18′42″S 63°39′29″W / 64.31167°S 63.65806°W / -64.31167; -63.65806
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Temenuga
Temenuga is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Temenuga
Temenuga
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates64°18′42″S 63°39′29″W / 64.31167°S 63.65806°W / -64.31167; -63.65806
ArchipelagoPalmer Archipelago
Length0.62 km (0.385 mi)
Width0.45 km (0.28 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population0

Temenuga Island (Template:Lang-bg, IPA: [ˈɔstrof tɛmɛˈnuɡɐ]) is a rocky island lying 660 m northeast of Quinton Point, Goten Peninsula on the northwest coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. Temenuga is 620 m long by 450 m wide, and is separated from Kalotina Island to the west by a 140 m wide passage.

The island is named after the settlements of Temenuga in Northern and Southern Bulgaria.

Location

Temenuga Island is located at 64°18′42″S 63°39′29″W / 64.31167°S 63.65806°W / -64.31167; -63.65806. British mapping in 1980.

Maps

  • British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 62. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1980.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References

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