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Taralezh Island

Coordinates: 65°03′44″S 64°06′27″W / 65.06222°S 64.10750°W / -65.06222; -64.10750
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Taralezh Island
Taralezh Island is located in Antarctica
Taralezh Island
Taralezh Island
Location of Taralezh Island
Taralezh Island is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Taralezh Island
Taralezh Island
Taralezh Island (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates65°03′44″S 64°06′27″W / 65.06222°S 64.10750°W / -65.06222; -64.10750
ArchipelagoWilhelm Archipelago
Area6.71 ha (16.6 acres)
Length470 m (1540 ft)
Width232 m (761 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

Taralezh Island (Bulgarian: остров Таралеж, romanizedostrov Taralezh, IPA: [ˈɔstrof tɐrɐˈɫɛʒ]) is the partly ice-free island 470 m long in west–east direction and 232 km wide in the Dannebrog Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 6.71 ha.[1]

The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a hedgehog ('taralezh' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.[1]

Location

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Taralezh Island is located at 65°03′44″S 64°06′27″W / 65.06222°S 64.10750°W / -65.06222; -64.10750, which is 45 m north of Spatnik Island, 2.4 km east-southeast of Sprey Island, 1.67 km southwest of Revolver Island and 2.54 km west-northwest of the west extremity of Booth Island. British mapping in 2001.

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Taralezh Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica

References

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