Prisad Island facts for kids
Location of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands
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 Prisad Island
Location in Antarctica
Prisad Island
Location in Antarctic Peninsula
Location of Prisad Island
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 63°13′55″S 62°10′38″W / 63.23194°S 62.17722°W |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
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| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Prisad Island (Bulgarian: остров Присад, romanized: ostrov Prisad) is the rocky island off the north coast of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands extending 640 m in southwest-northeast direction and 520 m wide. It is separated from Limets Peninsula by a 60 m wide passage.
The feature is named "after the settlements of Prisad in Northeastern and Southeastern Bulgaria."
Location
Prisad Island is located at 63°13′55″S 62°10′38″W / 63.23194°S 62.17722°W, which is 1.44 km east of Cape Wallace. British mapping in 2009.
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