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Tambra Island

Coordinates: 65°26′05″S 65°21′00″W / 65.43472°S 65.35000°W / -65.43472; -65.35000
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Tambra Island
Tambra Island is located in Antarctica
Tambra Island
Tambra Island
Location in Antarctica
Tambra Island is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Tambra Island
Tambra Island
Tambra Island (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates65°26′05″S 65°21′00″W / 65.43472°S 65.35000°W / -65.43472; -65.35000
ArchipelagoBiscoe Islands
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Tambra Island (Bulgarian: остров Тъмбра, romanizedostrov Tambra, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ˈtɤmbrɐ]) is a mostly ice-covered island in the Pitt group of Biscoe Islands, Antarctica. The feature is 1.17 km long in southwest-northeast direction and 700 m wide, and is separated from the adjacent Jingle Island to the northeast by a 60 m wide passage.

The island is named after Tambra Hill in Southern Bulgaria.

Location

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Tambra Island is located at 65°26′05″S 65°21′00″W / 65.43472°S 65.35000°W / -65.43472; -65.35000, 700 m northeast of Weller Island and 730 m east-southeast of Krivus Island. British mapping in 1971.

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