Petrelik Island Explained

Petrelik Island
Map:Antarctic Peninsula
Location:Antarctica
Coordinates:-64.5294°N -64.0322°W
Archipelago:Palmer Archipelago
Population:Uninhabited
Country:None
Treaty System:Antarctic Treaty System

Petrelik Island (Bulgarian: остров Петрелик|ostrov Petrelik, in Bulgarian pronounced as /ˈɔstrof pɛtrɛˈlik/) is a rocky island in the southwest part of Hamburg Bay on the northwest coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. The feature is 380 m long in southwest-northeast direction and 200 m wide, and is separated from Emen Island to the southeast by a 160 m wide passage.

The island is named after the settlement of Petrelik in Southwestern Bulgaria.

Location

Petrelik Island is located at -64.5294°N -64.0322°W, 10.34 km northeast of Gerlache Point and 8.85 km southwest of Bonnier Point. British mapping in 1974.

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