Mishka Island

Mishka Island
Mishka Island is located in Antarctica
Mishka Island
Location within Antarctica
Mishka Island is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Mishka Island
Location within Antarctic Peninsula
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates65°00′07″S 64°00′14″W / 65.00194°S 64.00389°W / -65.00194; -64.00389
ArchipelagoWilhelm Archipelago
Area9.9 ha (24 acres)
Length751 m (2464 ft)
Width220 m (720 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

Mishka Island (Bulgarian: остров Мишка, romanized: ostrov Mishka, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ˈmiʃkɐ]) is the mostly ice-covered island 751 m long in west–east direction and 220 m wide in the Dannebrog Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 9.9 ha.

The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a mouse ('mishka' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.

Location

Mishka Island is located 5.32 km north-northwest of Booth Island, 50 m north of Mechka Island, 3.4 km northeast of Raketa Island, 896 m east-southeast of Kosatka Island, and 5.55 km southwest of Kril Island in the Wauwermans Islands group. British mapping in 2001.

Maps

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Mishka Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica

References

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission. 65°00′07″S 64°00′14″W / 65.00194°S 64.00389°W / -65.00194; -64.00389