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Vromos Island

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Palmer Archipelago

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Vromos Island

Vromos Island (Bulgarian: остров Вромос, ‘Ostrov Vromos’ \'os-trov vro-'mos) is a rocky island 600 m long in east-west direction and 260 m wide lying in Perrier Bay on the northwest coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It is separated from Trebishte Island to the south by a 300 m wide passage.

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Map of Vromos Island, Antarctica

The island is named after Vromos Bay on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast.

Location

Vromos Island is located at 64°24′55″S 63°41′36″W, 5.07 km east-northeast of Giard Point, 5.21 km south of Masteyra Island and 11.45 km south of Quinton Point. 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.
  • References

    Vromos Island Wikipedia