Tatul Island facts for kids
Location of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands
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 Tatul Island
Location in Antarctica
Tatul Island
Location in Antarctic Peninsula
Location of Tatul Island
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°20′03″S 59°32′22″W / 62.33417°S 59.53944°W |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
| Length | 0.35 km (0.217 mi) |
| Width | 0.2 km (0.12 mi) |
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| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Tatul Island (Bulgarian: остров Татул, romanized: ostrov Tatul) is a triangular ice-free island off the north coast of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Extending 350 by 200 m (380 by 220 yd), the island emerged as a distinct geographical entity following the retreat of Robert Island's ice cap in the late 20th and early 21st century.
The feature is named after the settlement of Tatul adjacent to a major Thracian shrine complex in the Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria related to the cult of Orpheus.
Location
The island is located at 62°20′03″S 59°32′22″W / 62.33417°S 59.53944°W which is 130 m (140 yd) north of Robert Island,
550 m (600 yd) south-southwest of Lientur Rocks and 950 m (1,040 yd) west-northwest of Newell Point. Bulgarian early mapping in 2009.
Maps
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN: 978-954-92032-6-4
