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Padpadak Island

Coordinates: 65°03′12″S 64°10′17″W / 65.05333°S 64.17139°W / -65.05333; -64.17139
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Padpadak Island
Padpadak Island is located in Antarctica
Padpadak Island
Padpadak Island
Location of Padpadak Island
Padpadak Island is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Padpadak Island
Padpadak Island
Padpadak Island (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates65°03′12″S 64°10′17″W / 65.05333°S 64.17139°W / -65.05333; -64.17139
ArchipelagoWilhelm Archipelago
Area8.35 ha (20.6 acres)
Length442 m (1450 ft)
Width390 m (1280 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

Padpadak Island (Bulgarian: остров Пъдпъдък, romanizedostrov Padpadak, IPA: [ˈɔstrof pɤdpɤˈdɤk]) is the mostly ice-free island extending 442 m in southwest–northeast direction and 390 m in southeast–northwest direction in the Dannebrog Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 8.35 ha.[1]

The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a common quail bird ('padpadak' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.[1]

Location

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Padpadak Island is located at 65°03′12″S 64°10′17″W / 65.05333°S 64.17139°W / -65.05333; -64.17139. It abuts Shut Island on the northeast, and is situated 62 m northwest of Sprey Island and 1.62 km east-northeast of Skoba Island. British mapping in 2001.

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Padpadak Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica

References

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This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.