Pegas Island facts for kids
 Pegas Island
Location in Antarctica
Pegas Island
Location in Antarctic Peninsula
Location of Pegas Island
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 65°02′12″S 64°08′20″W / 65.03667°S 64.13889°W |
| Archipelago | Wilhelm Archipelago |
| Area | 29.21 ha (72.2 acres) |
| Length | 987 m (3,238 ft) |
| Width | 703 m (2,306 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Pegas Island (Bulgarian: остров Пегас, romanized: ostrov Pegas) is the partly ice-free island 987 m long in west-southwest to east-northeast direction and 703 m wide in the Dannebrog Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 29.21 ha.
The feature is named after Pegasus, the winged divine horse in Greek mythology, because of the island's shape supposedly resembling a winged horse, and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.
Location
Pegas Island is located at 65°02′12″S 64°08′20″W / 65.03667°S 64.13889°W. It abuts Tigan Island on the north, and is situated 2.95 km northwest of Revolver Island and 65 m northeast of Hoatsin Island. British mapping in 2001.
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