Pindarev Island | |
Map: | South Shetland Islands#Antarctica |
Map Relief: | yes |
Location: | Antarctica |
Coordinates: | -62.616°N -61.2853°W |
Archipelago: | South Shetland Islands |
Area Ha: | 1.9 |
Length M: | 250 |
Width M: | 115 |
Population: | uninhabited |
Country: | None |
Treaty System: | Antarctic Treaty System |
Pindarev Island (bg|Пиндарев остров|Pindarev ostrov, pronounced as /bg/) is an island in Antarctica. It is long in southeast-northwest direction and wide flat rocky island in Nishava Cove, separated from the north coast of Rugged Island in the South Shetland Islands by a wide passage. Its surface area is .[1] The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.[2]
The feature is named after the Bulgarian cartoonist (1921–2010), for his contribution to the promotion of Antarctica.[1]
Pindarev Island is located at -62.616°N -61.2853°W, which is east-southeast of Cape Sheffield and west of Chiprovtsi Point. Detailed mapping was done by the Spanish in 1992, and Bulgarian mapping in 2009 and 2017.