Lapteva Island
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  Lapteva Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 64°14′50″S 63°30′47″W / 64.24722°S 63.51306°W |
| Archipelago | Palmer Archipelago |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Lapteva Island (Bulgarian: остров Лаптева, romanized: ostrov Lapteva, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ˈɫaptɛvɐ]) is the island lying 1 km off the north coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. The feature extends 900 m in north–south direction and 880 m in east–west direction.[1][2][3]
The island is named after Gergana Lapteva, geologist at St. Kliment Ohridski base in 2006/07 and subsequent seasons.
Lapteva Island is located at 64°14′50″S 63°30′47″W / 64.24722°S 63.51306°W, 10.54 km northeast of Quinton Point, 1.5 km west-southwest of Lajarte Islands, 8.93 km west of Cape Grönland and 3.38 km west by north of Oberbauer Point. British mapping in 1980.
