Aurelia Island Explained

Aurelia Island
Pushpin Map:Antarctica#Antarctic Peninsula
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Location:Antarctica
Coordinates:-63.2303°N -62.2025°W
Archipelago:South Shetland Islands
Length M:300
Width M:190
Population:uninhabited
Country:Antarctica
Treaty System:Antarctic Treaty System

Aurelia Island (Bulgarian: остров Аурелия|ostrov Aurelia, in Bulgarian pronounced as /ˈɔstrof ɐoˈrɛlijɐ/) is the 390 m long in west–east direction and 190 m wide rocky island lying off Limets Peninsula in northern Low Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Its coastline is highly indented.

The island is "named after the ocean fishing trawler Aurelia of the Bulgarian company Ocean Fisheries – Burgas that operated in Antarctic waters off South Georgia and the South Orkney Islands during its fishing trip under Captain Ivan Presnakov from September 1977 to April 1978. The Bulgarian fishermen, along with those of the Soviet Union, Poland and East Germany are the pioneers of modern Antarctic fishing industry."[1]

Location

Aurelia Island is located at -63.2303°N -62.2025°W, which is 200 m northeast of Cape Wallace and 1.2 km southwest of Beslen Island. British mapping in 2009.

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  1. https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=139074 Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica