Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective

Simeonov Island

One of the South Orkney Islands in the Southern Ocean From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Simeonov Islandmap
Remove ads

Simeonov Island (Bulgarian: Симеонов остров, romanized: Simeonov ostrov, IPA: [simɛˈɔnof ˈɔstrof]) is the 850 m long in north-south direction and 390 m wide rocky island with surface area of 20 hectares (49 acres) separated from the south coast of Coronation Island in the South Orkney Islands, Antarctica by a passage narrowing to just 50 m at points. The island faces Slanchev Bryag Cove on the east. It is a new feature that became detached from the main island as a result of glacier retreat in the first decade of 21st century. An abutting smaller island on the south ends up in Saunders Point.

Quick Facts Geography, Location ...

The island is "named after Captain Anastas Simeonov (1929–2003), Director (1976–1982) of the Bulgarian company Ocean Fisheries – Burgas whose ships operated in the waters of South Georgia, Kerguelen, the South Orkney Islands, South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula from 1970 to the early 1990s. The Bulgarian fishermen, along with those of the Soviet Union, Poland and East Germany are the pioneers of modern Antarctic fishing industry."[1]

Remove ads

Location

Simeonov Island is located at 60°41′17″S 45°18′47″W. British mapping in 1963.

Remove ads

Maps

Notes

References

Loading related searches...

Wikiwand - on

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.

Remove ads