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Palmer Archipelago

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Imelin Island

Imelin Island (Bulgarian: остров Имелин, ‘Ostrov Imelin’ \'os-trov i-me-'lin) is the northernmost in the group of three rocky islands in Krivina Bay on the west coast of Trinity Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. The feature is 600 m long in northeast-southwest direction and 380 m wide.

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Map of Imelin Island, Antarctica

The island is named after Imelin Cave in Northwestern Bulgaria.

Location

Imelin Island is located at 63°48′13″S 60°47′50.5″W, 1.35 km south-southeast of Lyon Peak and 3.2 km northeast of Romero Point, and is separated from Trinity Island to the north and Dink Island to the south-southwest by 190 m and 120 m wide passages respectively. British mapping in 1978.

Maps

  • British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 63 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1978.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

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    Imelin Island Wikipedia
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