Zherav Island facts for kids
 Zherav Island
Location in Antarctica
Zherav Island
Location in Antarctic Peninsula
Location of Zherav Island
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 64°58′01″S 63°52′54″W / 64.96694°S 63.88167°W |
| Archipelago | Wilhelm Archipelago |
| Area | 29.55 ha (73.0 acres) |
| Length | 1.71 km (1.063 mi) |
| Width | 377 m (1,237 ft) |
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| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Zherav Island (Bulgarian: остров Жерав, romanized: ostrov Zherav) is the mostly ice-covered island 1.71 km long in west-southwest to east-northeast direction and 377 m wide in the Wauwermans Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 29.55 ha.
The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a common crane in flight, 'zherav' being the Bulgarian for that bird, and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.
Location
Zherav Island is located at 64°58′23″S 63°52′58″W / 64.97306°S 63.88278°W, which is 3.55 km south-southeast of Host Island, 4 km west of Brown Island, 194 m north of Kril Island, 7.19 km north-northwest of False Cape Renard on Graham Land, and 5.74 km northeast of Mishka Island in the Dannebrog Islands group. British mapping in 2001.
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