Revolver Island Explained

Revolver Island
Map:Antarctica#Antarctic Peninsula
Map Relief:yes
Location:Antarctica
Coordinates:-65.0494°N -64.0725°W
Archipelago:Wilhelm Archipelago
Area Ha:8.77
Length M:645
Width M:284
Population:uninhabited
Country:None
Treaty System:Antarctic Treaty System

Revolver Island (Bulgarian: остров Револвер|ostrov Revolver, in Bulgarian pronounced as /ˈɔstrof rɛˈvɔɫvɛr/) is the partly ice-free island 645 m long in southwest–northeast direction and 284 m wide in the Dannebrog Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 8.77 ha.[1]

The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a revolver handgun, and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.[1]

Location

Revolver Island is located at -65.0494°N -64.0725°W, which is 1.06 km southwest of Rollet Island, 1.85 km northwest of the west extremity of Booth Island, 1.67 km northeast of Taralezh Island and 2.95 km southeast of Pegas Island. British mapping in 2001.

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Notes and References

  1. https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=140136 Revolver Island.