Baurene Island (Bulgarian: остров Баурене, romanized: ostrov Baurene, IPA: [ˈɔstrov ˈbaorɛnɛ]) is an ice-covered island extending 1.24 km in southeast–northwest direction and 350 m wide, the middle of the three islands of the Correo group in Bigo Bay on Graham Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica, off the southwest coast of Magnier Peninsula. It emerged as a distinct geographical entity following the retreat of Magnier Peninsula's ice cap in the second half of the 20th century.
Location of Magnier Peninsula on Graham Coast, Antarctic Peninsula | |
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 65°42′38″S 64°25′00″W / 65.71056°S 64.41667°W |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
The island is named after the settlement of Baurene in Northwestern Bulgaria.
Location
editBaurene Island is located at 65°42′38″S 64°25′00″W / 65.71056°S 64.41667°W, which is 500 m northwest of Komuniga Island and 450 m southeast of Lizard Island. British mapping in 1971.
Maps
edit- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 65 64. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1971.
References
edit- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Baurene Island. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
External links
edit- Baurene Island. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.