Ralida Island
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 63°53′36″S 60°54′03″W / 63.89333°S 60.90083°W |
| Archipelago | Palmer Archipelago |
| Length | 320 m (1050 ft) |
| Width | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Ralida Island (
South Georgia, Kerguelen, the South Orkney Islands, South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula from 1970 to the early 1990s. The Bulgarian fishermen, along with those of the Soviet Union, Poland and East Germany are the pioneers of modern Antarctic fishing industry.”[1]
Location
Ralida Island is located at 63°53′36″S 60°54′03″W / 63.89333°S 60.90083°W, which is 1.12 km north of
Tizoin Point
. British mapping in 1978.
Maps
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 – W 63 60. Tolworth, UK, 1978.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
Notes
References
- Ralida Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Ralida 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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