Chakarov Island
| Chakarov Island | ||
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| Waters | Matha Street | |
| Archipelago | Biscoe Islands ( West Antarctica ) | |
| Geographical location | 66 ° 26 '42 " S , 67 ° 7' 43" W | |
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| length | 2.18 km | |
| width | 600 m | |
| surface | 92 ha | |
Chakarov Island ( English ; Bulgarian Чакъров остров Tschakarow Ostrow ) is an icy, southwest-northeast orientation 2.18 km long, 600 m wide and 92 hectare large island in the archipelago of the Biscoe Islands west of the Antarctic Peninsula . It is located 2.85 km southwest of Irving Island , 700 m north of Bedford Island , 5.35 km southeast of Belding Island and 4.7 km south of Watkins Island .
The Bulgarian Commission for Antarctic Geographical Names named them in 2020 after Danail Tschakarow from the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a member of the naming commission since 2013.
Web links
- Chakarow Island in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)