Kostenurka Island facts for kids
 Kostenurka Island
Location in Antarctica
Kostenurka Island
Location in Antarctic Peninsula
Location of Kostenurka Island
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 65°07′22″S 64°13′05″W / 65.12278°S 64.21806°W |
| Archipelago | Wilhelm Archipelago |
| Area | 40.4 ha (100 acres) |
| Length | 1.12 km (0.696 mi) |
| Width | 537 m (1,762 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Kostenurka Island (Bulgarian: остров Костенурка, romanized: ostrov Kostenurka) is the mostly ice-covered island 1.12 km long in southwest–northeast direction and 537 m wide in the Vedel Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 40.4 ha.
The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a turtle ('kostenurka' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.
Location
Kostenurka Island is located at 65°07′22″S 64°13′05″W / 65.12278°S 64.21806°W, which is 3.77 km northwest of Hovgaard Island, 50 m northwest of Friedburginsel, 652 m east-southeast of Rak Island and 37 m south of Lapa Island. British mapping in 2001.
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