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South Shetland Islands

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South Shetland Islands

Svetulka Island

Svetulka Island (Bulgarian: остров Светулка, ‘Ostrov Svetulka’ \'os-trov sve-'tul-ka) is the northernmost island in the Onogur group off the northwest coast of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The feature is rocky, extending 150 m by 90 m, and separated from Osenovlag Island by a 20 m wide passage. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.

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Map of Svetulka Island, Antarctica

The island is named after the settlement of Svetulka in Southern Bulgaria.

Location

Svetulka Island is located at 62°20′49.7″S 59°40′45.8″W, which is 520 m northwest of Shipot Point, 1.3 km east-southeast of Cornwall Island and 1.74 km southeast of Rogozen Island. British mapping in 1968 and Bulgarian mapping in 2009.

Maps

  • Livingston Island to King George Island. Scale 1:200000. Admiralty Nautical Chart 1776. Taunton: UK Hydrographic Office, 1968.
  • L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4 (Second edition 2010, ISBN 978-954-92032-9-5)
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.

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    Svetulka Island Wikipedia
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