Leppe Island (Biscoe Islands)

Leppe Island (Bulgarian: остров Лепе, romanized: ostrov Leppe, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ˈɫɛpɛ]) is the ice-covered island in the Barcroft group of Biscoe Islands in Antarctica 1 km long in west-southwest to east-northeast direction and 430 m wide. Its surface area is 27.17 ha.

Leppe Island

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Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	66°26′04″S 67°08′00″W
Archipelago	Biscoe Islands
Area	27.17 ha (67.1 acres)
Length	1 km (0.6 mi)
Width	430 m (1410 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	uninhabited

The feature is named after the Chilean biologist Marcelo Leppe Cartes, director of the Chilean Antarctic Institute, for his support for the Bulgarian Antarctic programme.

Location

Leppe Island is centred at 66°26′04″S 67°08′00″W, which is 4.36 km southeast of Belding Island, 4 km south of Watkins Island and 520 m north-northwest of Chakarov Island. British mapping in 1976.

Maps

• British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 66 66. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1976
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated

See also

• List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands

References

• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)

External links

• Leppe Island. Adjusted Copernix satellite image

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