Svetulka Island facts for kids
Location of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands
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 Svetulka Island
Location in Antarctica
Svetulka Island
Location in Antarctic Peninsula
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°20′49.7″S 59°40′45.8″W / 62.347139°S 59.679389°W |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
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| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Svetulka Island (which means "firefly" in Bulgarian) is a small, rocky island located near Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands. These islands are part of Antarctica, the coldest continent on Earth!
Svetulka Island is about 150 meters long and 90 meters wide. A narrow passage, only 20 meters wide, separates it from Osenovlag Island. Long ago, in the early 1800s, seal hunters used to visit this area. The island is named after a town called Svetulka in Southern Bulgaria.
Where is Svetulka Island?
Svetulka Island is located in the icy waters of the South Shetland Islands. You can find it at these coordinates: 62°20'49.7"S, 59°40'45.8"W.
It's about 520 meters northwest of a place called Shipot Point. It's also 1.3 kilometers east-southeast of Cornwall Island and 1.74 kilometers southeast of Rogozen Island. Scientists from Britain mapped this area in 1968, and Bulgarian scientists made their own maps in 2009.
