Ribnik Island
Ribnik Island is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Ribnik Island
Ribnik Island
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates65°22′05″S 65°21′34″W / 65.36806°S 65.35944°W / -65.36806; -65.35944
ArchipelagoBiscoe Islands
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population0

Ribnik Island (Bulgarian: остров Рибник, romanized: ostrov Ribnik, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ˈribnik]) is a mostly ice-covered island in the Pitt group of Biscoe Islands, Antarctica. The feature is 1 km long in southwest-northeast direction and 500 m wide.

The island is named after the settlement of Ribnik in Southwestern Bulgaria.

Location

Ribnik Island is located at 65°22′05″S 65°21′34″W / 65.36806°S 65.35944°W / -65.36806; -65.35944, 780 m south-southeast of Knezha Island, 3.35 km northwest of Trundle Island and 3.4 km north of Vaugondy Island. British mapping in 1971.

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References

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.


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