Pindarev Island
| Pindarev Island | ||
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| Waters | Nishava Cove | |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands | |
| Geographical location | 62 ° 36 '57.6 " S , 61 ° 17' 7" W | |
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| length | 250 m | |
| width | 115 m | |
| surface | 1.9 ha | |
Pindarev Island ( English ; Bulgarian Пиндарев остров Pindarew Ostrow ) is a southeast-northwest orientation 250 m long, 115 m wide and 1.9 hectare large island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is located 590 m east-southeast of Cape Sheffield and 950 m west of Chiprovtsi Point off the north coast of Rugged Island , from which it is separated by a 35 m wide strait .
The Bulgarian Commission for Antarctic Geographical Names named it in 2020 after the Bulgarian painter and draftsman Tenju Pindarew (1921-2010) for his contributions to the support of Bulgarian Antarctic research.
Web links
- Pindarev Island in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)