Lapa Island (Wilhelm Archipelago) facts for kids
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Location of Lapa Island
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 65°07′02″S 64°13′02″W / 65.11722°S 64.21722°W |
| Archipelago | Wilhelm Archipelago |
| Area | 40.4 ha (100 acres) |
| Length | 1.12 km (0.696 mi) |
| Width | 537 m (1,762 ft) |
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| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Lapa Island (Bulgarian: остров Лапа) is the mostly ice-covered island 800 m long in west–east direction and 490 m wide in the Vedel Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 21.73 ha.
The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling an animal paw ('lapa' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.
Location
Lapa Island is located at 65°07′02″S 64°13′02″W / 65.11722°S 64.21722°W, which is 3.9 km northwest of Hovgaard Island, 37 m north of Kostenurka Island, 805 m east-northeast of Rak Island, and 4.97 km southwest of Lamya Island in the Dannebrog Islands group. British mapping in 2001.
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