Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
Chakarov Island (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Chakarov 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 ice covered island 2.18 km long in SW-NE direction and 600 m wide in the Barcroft group of Biscoe Islands. Surface area 92 ha. Situated 2.85 km SW of Irving Island, 700 m N of Bedford Island, 5.35 km SE of Belding Island and 4.7 km S of Watkins Island.
Named after Danail Chakarov, Director of the International and EU Law Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria responsible for Antarctica and member of the Antarctic Place-names Commission since 2013.
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