Tambra Island facts for kids
 Tambra Island
Location in Antarctic Peninsula
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 65°26′05″S 65°21′00″W / 65.43472°S 65.35000°W |
| Archipelago | Biscoe Islands |
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| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Tambra Island (which is ostrov Tambra in Bulgarian) is a small island in Antarctica. It's mostly covered in ice and is part of the Pitt group within the larger Biscoe Islands.
This island is about 1.17 kilometers (just under a mile) long from its southwest to its northeast side. It's also about 700 meters (about half a mile) wide. Tambra Island is very close to another island called Jingle Island. There's only a small passage, about 60 meters wide, separating them. The island was named after Tambra Hill, which is located in Southern Bulgaria.
Where is Tambra Island?
Tambra Island is located in the icy continent of Antarctica. You can find it at coordinates 65°26′05″S 65°21′00″W / 65.43472°S 65.35000°W. It's about 700 meters northeast of Weller Island and 730 meters east-southeast of Krivus Island. British explorers mapped this area in 1971.
