Kereka Island facts for kids
 Kereka Island
Location in Antarctic Peninsula
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 65°29′38″S 65°25′20″W / 65.49389°S 65.42222°W |
| Archipelago | Biscoe Islands |
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| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Kereka Island (Bulgarian: остров Керека, romanized: ostrov Kereka) is a mostly ice-covered island in the Pitt group of Biscoe Islands, Antarctica. It is 1.75 km long in southeast-northwest direction and 580 m wide, and is separated from neighbouring Slumkey Island to the west-southwest by an 80 m wide passage.
The island is named after the settlement of Kereka in Northern Bulgaria.
Location
Kereka Island is located at 65°29′38″S 65°25′20″W / 65.49389°S 65.42222°W, 3.15 km south of Snodgrass Island and 4.4 km northwest of Lacuna Island. British mapping in 1971.
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