Pegas Island

Pegas Island
Pegas Island is located in Antarctica
Pegas Island
Location within Antarctica
Pegas Island is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Pegas Island
Location within Antarctic Peninsula
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates65°02′12″S 64°08′20″W / 65.03667°S 64.13889°W / -65.03667; -64.13889
ArchipelagoWilhelm Archipelago
Area29.21 ha (72.2 acres)
Length987 m (3238 ft)
Width703 m (2306 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

Pegas Island (Bulgarian: остров Пегас, romanized: ostrov Pegas, IPA: [ˈɔstrof pɛˈgas]) is the partly ice-free island 987 m long in west-southwest to east-northeast direction and 703 m wide in the Dannebrog Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 29.21 ha.

The feature is named after Pegasus, the winged divine horse in Greek mythology, because of the island's shape supposedly resembling a winged horse, and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.

Location

Pegas Island is located at 65°02′12″S 64°08′20″W / 65.03667°S 64.13889°W / -65.03667; -64.13889. It abuts Tigan Island on the north, and is situated 2.95 km northwest of Revolver Island and 65 m northeast of Hoatsin Island. British mapping in 2001.

Maps

See also

Notes

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

References

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.