Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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Angelov Island (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Angelov Island (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Island
This name originates from Bulgaria. It is part of the Bulgaria Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
The 700 m long in S-N direction and 530 m wide rocky island in the Larsen Islands group on the W side of Coronation Island in the South Orkney Islands. Situated 3.53 km NW of Moreton Point, 700 m NW of Monroe Island and 150 m SE of Nicolas Rocks. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers. British mapping in 1963.
Named after Captain Kosyo Angelov (1948-2005), commander of the ocean fishing trawler Argonavt of the Bulgarian company Ocean Fisheries – Burgas during its fishing trip to Antarctic waters off South Georgia and the South Orkney Islands from December 1978 to July 1979. Apart from trawling, the ship carried out fisheries research by an onboard scientific team. The Bulgarian fishermen, along with those of the Soviet Union, Poland and East Germany are the pioneers of modern Antarctic fishing industry.
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