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Pasarel Island

Location of Aitcho Islands in the South Shetland Islands.
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Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	62°23′50″S 59°46′30″W / 62.39722°S 59.77500°W / -62.39722; -59.77500
Archipelago	Aitcho group
Length	0.45 km (0.28 mi)
Width	0.26 km (0.162 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Pasarel Island (Bulgarian: остров Пасарел, romanized: ostrov Pasarel) is an ice-free island in the Aitcho group on the west side of English Strait in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The island is situated 900 m (980 yd) northwest of Barrientos Island, 1.35 km (0.84 mi) northeast of Sierra Island and 650 m (710 yd) southeast of Emeline Island. Extending 450 by 260 m (490 by 280 yd). The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.

Named after the settlement of Dolni (Lower) Pasarel in western Bulgaria.

Location

Pasarel Island is located at 62°23′50″S 59°46′30″W / 62.39722°S 59.77500°W / -62.39722; -59.77500. Bulgarian mapping in 2009.

Map

• L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2010. ISBN: 978-954-92032-9-5 (First edition 2009. ISBN: 978-954-92032-6-4)
• L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Smith Island. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2017. ISBN: 978-619-90008-3-0