Pordim Islands
Location of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands | |
Pordim Islands Location of Pordim Islands Pordim Islands Pordim Islands (Antarctic Peninsula) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°18′41″S 59°39′33″W / 62.31139°S 59.65917°W |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
| Area | 10 ha (25 acres)[1] |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
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.
62°18′41″S 59°39′33″W / 62.31139°S 59.65917°W
See also
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- SCAR
- Territorial claims in Antarctica
References
- ^ a b 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.