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Temenuga Island

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Location
  
Antarctica

Width
  
0.45 km (0.28 mi)

Island group
  
Palmer Archipelago

Length
  
0.62 km (0.385 mi)

Population
  
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Temenuga Island

Temenuga Island (Bulgarian: остров Теменуга, ‘Ostrov Temenuga’ \'os-trov te-me-'nu-ga) is a rocky island lying 660 m northeast of Quinton Point, Goten Peninsula on the northwest coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. Temenuga is 620 m long by 450 m wide, and is separated from Kalotina Island to the west by a 140 m wide passage.

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Map of Temenuga Island, Antarctica

The island is named after the settlements of Temenuga in Northern and Southern Bulgaria.

Location

Temenuga Island is located at 64°18′42″S 63°39′29″W. British mapping in 1980.

Maps

  • British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 62. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1980.
  • 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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    Temenuga Island Wikipedia
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