Leeve Island facts for kids
Location of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands
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 Leeve Island
Location in Antarctica
Leeve Island
Location in Antarctic Peninsula
Location of Leeve Island
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°21′10″S 59°40′58.5″W / 62.35278°S 59.682917°W |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
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| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Leeve Island (which is ostrov Leeve in Bulgarian) is a small, low island. It doesn't have any ice on it. This island is part of the Onogur group. It is located off the northwest coast of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, which are in Antarctica.
Leeve Island is about 200 meters (656 feet) long from southeast to northwest. It is also about 80 meters (262 feet) wide. A passage about 100 meters (328 feet) wide separates it from Redina Island. The island gets its name from the Leeve River in the Rila Mountain area of Bulgaria.
Where is Leeve Island?
Leeve Island is located in a specific spot near other landmarks. It is about 1.46 kilometers (0.9 miles) north of a place called Misnomer Point. It is also 640 meters (0.4 miles) west-southwest of Shipot Point. Bulgarian scientists mapped this area in 2009.
