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)
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Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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Phanagoria Island (BGR) | 62° 26' 03.0" S | 60° 09' 46.0" W | Island |
Name ID: 136819
Place ID: 18535
The third largest island in the Zed group off the N coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands. Extending 700 by 500 m. Separated from the neighbouring Esperanto Island and Lesidren Island by channels 70 m and 130 m wide respectively. Situated 2.1 km NW of Williams Point. Bulgarian mapping in 2009. Named after the town of Phanagoria in Old Great Bulgaria (7th century). |
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