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.
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.