St. Christopher Island
| St. Christopher Island | ||
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| Waters | Papasov Passage | |
| Archipelago | Biscoe Islands ( West Antarctica ) | |
| Geographical location | 66 ° 14 '58 " S , 67 ° 7' 16" W | |
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| length | 680 m | |
| width | 580 m | |
| surface | 24 ha | |
St. Christopher Island ( English ; Bulgarian остров Св. Христофор ostrow Sw [eti] Christofo ) is a largely icy, southwest-northeast orientation 680 m long, 580 m wide and 24 hectare large island in the archipelago of the Biscoe Islands west of the Antarctic Peninsula . It is located 3 km southwest of Edholm Point on Krogh Island , 90 m west-northwest of Bona Mansio Island and 1.86 km southeast of Talbott Point on DuBois Island .
The Bulgarian Commission for Antarctic Geographical Names named it in 2020 after Saint Christopher , the patron saint of travelers.
Web links
- St. Christopher Island in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)