Kereka Island Explained

Kereka Island
Map:Antarctic Peninsula
Location:Antarctica
Coordinates:-65.4939°N -65.4222°W
Archipelago:Biscoe Islands
Population:0
Country:None
Treaty System:Antarctic Treaty System

Kereka Island (Bulgarian: остров Керека|ostrov Kereka, in Bulgarian pronounced as /ˈɔstrof kɛˈrɛkɐ/) is a mostly ice-covered island in the Pitt group of Biscoe Islands, Antarctica. It is 1.75 km long in southeast-northwest direction and 580 m wide, and is separated from neighbouring Slumkey Island to the west-southwest by an 80 m wide passage.

The island is named after the settlement of Kereka in Northern Bulgaria.

Location

Kereka Island is located at -65.4939°N -65.4222°W, 3.15 km south of Snodgrass Island and 4.4 km northwest of Lacuna Island. British mapping in 1971.

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