Bablon Island
Location of Barison Peninsula on Graham Coast, Antarctic Peninsula | |
Bablon Island Location in Antarctica | |
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 65°36′36″S 64°09′32″W / 65.61000°S 64.15889°WCoordinates: 65°36′36″S 64°09′32″W / 65.61000°S 64.15889°W |
Administration | |
None | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Additional information | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System |
Bablon Island (Bulgarian: остров Баблон, ‘Ostrov Bablon’ \'os-trov bab-'lon\) is the ice-free island off the west coast of Barison Peninsula, Graham Coast on the Antarctic Peninsula extending 1.15 km in southeast-northwest direction and 400 m wide. It is lying on the west side of Macrobius Cove and separated from Eijkman Point to the south by a 220 m wide passage.
The feature is named after the settlement of Bablon in Southern Bulgaria.
Location
Bablon Island is located at 65°36′36″S 64°09′32″W / 65.61000°S 64.15889°W. British mapping in 1971.
Maps
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 65 64. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, 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
- Bablon Island. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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