Mida Island Explained

Mida Island
Map:Antarctica#Antarctic Peninsula
Location:Antarctica
Coordinates:-64.9471°N -64.0058°W
Archipelago:Wilhelm Archipelago
Area Ha:1.15
Length M:204
Width M:93
Population:Uninhabited
Country:None
Treaty System:Antarctic Treaty System

Mida Island (Bulgarian: остров Мида|ostrov Mida, in Bulgarian pronounced as /ˈostrof ˈmidɐ/) is the rocky island 204 m long in west–east direction and 93 m wide, part of Vetrilo Rocks in the Wauwermans Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Their surface area is 1.15 ha.[1]

The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a mussel ('mida' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.[1]

Location

Mida Island is located 2.9 km south of Host Island, 5.5 km northwest of Zherav Island, and 4.9 km northeast of Kalmar Island in the Dannebrog Islands group. British mapping in 2001.

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  1. https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=140155 Mida Island.