Toledo Island facts for kids
Location of Rugged Island in the South Shetland Islands
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 Toledo Island
Location in Antarctica
Toledo Island
Location in Antarctic Peninsula
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°37′29″S 61°18′04″W / 62.62472°S 61.30111°W |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
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| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Toledo Island (called ostrov Toledo in Bulgarian) is a small, rocky island. It is located in Smyadovo Cove, which is on the west coast of Rugged Island. Both islands are part of the South Shetland Islands in Antarctica.
Toledo Island is about 320 meters (1,050 feet) long from east to west. It is also about 110 meters (360 feet) wide. It is separated from Rugged Island by a narrow passage, about 40 meters (130 feet) wide. To its north, another island called Prosechen Island is about 60 meters (200 feet) away. In the early 1800s, people who hunted seals visited this area.
The island is named after Joaquín de Toledo y Parra. He was a captain in the Spanish Navy in the early 1800s. His warship, the San Telmo, was lost at sea in 1819. It sank near Livingston Island, which is also in the South Shetland Islands.
Where is Toledo Island?
Toledo Island is located at coordinates 62°37′29″S, 61°18′04″W. This spot is about 1.23 kilometers (0.76 miles) south of Cape Sheffield. It is also about 300 meters (980 feet) north of Ugain Point.
Scientists from Spain mapped the island in 1992. Later, Bulgarian scientists mapped it again in 2009.
Maps of the Area
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. This is a detailed topographic map at a scale of 1:120000. It was published in 2010 by the Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation.
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Smith Island. This is another topographic map, at a scale of 1:100000. It was published in 2017 by the Manfred Wörner Foundation.
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