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Ribnik Island

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Antarctica

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Archipelago
  
Biscoe Islands

Island group
  
Biscoe Islands

Ribnik Island (Bulgarian: остров Рибник, ‘Ostrov Ribnik’ \'os-trov 'rib-nik) is a mostly ice-covered island in the Pitt group of Biscoe Islands, Antarctica. The feature is 1 km long in southwest-northeast direction and 500 m wide.

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Map of Ribnik Island, Antarctica

The island is named after the settlement of Ribnik in Southwestern Bulgaria.

Location

Ribnik Island is located at 65°22′05″S 65°21′34″W, 780 m south-southeast of Knezha Island, 3.35 km northwest of Trundle Island and 3.4 km north of Vaugondy Island. British mapping in 1971.

Maps

  • British Antarctic Territory: Graham Coast. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 65 64. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1971.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

    • References

    Ribnik Island Wikipedia
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