Bona Mansio Island
| Bona Mansio Island | ||
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| Waters | Papasov Passage | |
| Archipelago | Biscoe Islands ( West Antarctica ) | |
| Geographical location | 66 ° 15 ′ 6 ″ S , 67 ° 6 ′ 25 ″ W | |
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| length | 750 m | |
| width | 635 m | |
| surface | 30 ha | |
Bona Mansio Island ( English ; Bulgarian остров Бона Мансио ostrow Bona Mansio ) is an icy, east-west orientation 750 m long, 635 m wide and 30 hectare large island in the archipelago of the Biscoe Islands west of the Antarctic Peninsula . It is located 90 m east-southeast of St. Christopher Island , 2.55 km southeast of Talbott Point on DuBois Island and 2.55 km southwest of Edholm Point on Krogh Island in the Papasow Passage .
The Bulgarian Commission for Antarctic Geographical Names named it in 2020 after the Roman camp Bona Mansio in southern Bulgaria .
Web links
- Bona Mansio Island in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)