Zherav Island
Antarctic island
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Zherav Island (Bulgarian: остров Жерав, romanized: ostrov Zherav, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ˈʒɛrɐf]) is a mostly ice-covered island in the Wauwermans Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. It is 1.71 km long (measured west-southwest to east-northeast) and 377 m wide; its surface area is 29.55 ha.[1]
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 64°58′01″S 63°52′54″W |
| Archipelago | Wilhelm Archipelago |
| Area | 29.55 ha (73.0 acres) |
| Length | 1.71 km (1.063 mi) |
| Width | 377 m (1237 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Zherav Island is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a common crane in flight ('zherav' is the Bulgarian for that bird) and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.[1]
Location
According to British mapping in 2001, Zherav Island is located at 64°58′23″S 63°52′58″W, which is 3.55 km south-southeast of Host Island, 4 km west of Brown Island, 194 m north of Kril Island, 7.19 km north-northwest of False Cape Renard on Graham Land, and 5.74 km northeast of Mishka Island in the Dannebrog Islands group.
Maps
- British Admiralty Nautical Chart 446 Anvers Island to Renaud Island. Scale 1:150000. Admiralty, UK Hydrographic Office, 2001
- Brabant Island to Argentine Islands. Archived 3 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine Scale 1:250000 topographic map. British Antarctic Survey, 2008
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated