Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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Todorova Island (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Todorova 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 triangular ice covered island extending 1 km in SW-NE direction and 450 m in SE-NW direction, separated from the SW coast of Belding Island in Biscoe Islands by a 1.2 km long passage narrowing to 80 m at points. Surface area 26.2 ha. Situated 4.2 km SW of Yaglou Point and 3 km NE of Decazes Island. Formed as a result of the retreat of Belding Island's ice cap in 2011-2012.
Named after Katya Todorova, Deputy Foreign Minister responsible for Antarctica and member of the Antarctic Place-names Commission (2001-2005), participant in the Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition during the 2002/03 season.
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