![]() Location of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands | |
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) |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | uninhabited |
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Tatul Island (Bulgarian: остров Татул, romanized: ostrov Tatul, IPA: [ˈɔstrof tɐˈtuɫ]) 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
[edit]The island is located 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.
See also
[edit]- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- SCAR
- Territorial claims in Antarctica
Maps
[edit]- 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
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Tatul Island. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
[edit]- Tatul Island. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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