Granatovaya Sopka Island
| Granatovaya Sopka Island | ||
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| Waters | Rybij Khvost Gulf | |
| Geographical location | 66 ° 14 '20 " S , 100 ° 45' 3" O | |
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| length | 450 m | |
| width | 150 m | |
Granatovaya Sopka Island ( Russian Остров Гранатовая Сопка Ostrow Granatowaja Sopka , German 'pomegranate volcano island ' ) is a 450 m long, 150 m wide and up to 22 m high island off the Knox coast of the East Arctic Wilkesland . On the edge of the Bunger Oasis , it is 1.8 km northwest of Cape Eolovyj in the Rybij Khvost Gulf .
Soviet scientists mapped and named them in 1956. The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia translated this name into English.
Web links
- Granatovaya Sopka Island in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)