Knezha Island

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LocationAntarctica
Coordinates65°21′28″S 65°22′02″W / 65.35778°S 65.36722°W / -65.35778; -65.36722
ArchipelagoBiscoe Islands
Population0
Knezha Island
Knezha Island is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Knezha Island
Knezha Island
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates65°21′28″S 65°22′02″W / 65.35778°S 65.36722°W / -65.35778; -65.36722
ArchipelagoBiscoe Islands
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population0

Knezha Island (Bulgarian: остров Кнежа, romanized: ostrov Knezha, IPA: [ˈɔstrof knɛˈʒa]) is the northernmost island in the Pitt group of Biscoe Islands, Antarctica. The feature extends 900 m in north-south direction and 880 m in east-west direction.

The island is named after the town of Knezha in Northern Bulgaria.

Knezha Island is located at 65°21′28″S 65°22′02″W / 65.35778°S 65.36722°W / -65.35778; -65.36722, 4.53 km northwest of Trundle Island, 780 m north-northwest of Ribnik Island and 2.62 km southeast of Bardell Rock. British mapping in 1971.

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