Mida Island facts for kids
 Mida Island
Location in Antarctica
Mida Island
Location in Antarctic Peninsula
Location of Mida Island
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 64°56′49.7″S 64°00′21″W / 64.947139°S 64.00583°W |
| Archipelago | Wilhelm Archipelago |
| Area | 1.15 ha (2.8 acres) |
| Length | 204 m (669 ft) |
| Width | 93 m (305 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Mida Island (Bulgarian: остров Мида, romanized: ostrov Mida) is the rocky island 204 m long in west–east direction and 93 m wide, part of Vetrilo Rocks in the Wauwermans Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Their surface area is 1.15 ha.
The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a mussel ('mida' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.
Location
Mida Island is located at 64°56′49.7″S 64°00′21″W / 64.947139°S 64.00583°W, which is 2.9 km south of Host Island, 5.5 km northwest of Zherav Island, and 4.9 km northeast of Kalmar Island in the Dannebrog Islands group. British mapping in 2001.
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