Presnakov Island facts for kids
Location of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands
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 Presnakov Island
Location in Antarctica
Presnakov Island
Location in Antarctic Peninsula
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 63°17′46″S 62°16′21″W / 63.29611°S 62.27250°W |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
| Length | 390 m (1,280 ft) |
| Width | 100 m (300 ft) |
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| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Presnakov Island (Bulgarian: Преснаков остров, romanized: Presnakov ostrov) is the 390 m long in southeast-northwest direction and 100 m wide rocky island lying off the west coast of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.
The island is “named after Captain Ivan Presnakov (1932–2003), commander of the ocean fishing trawler Aurelia of the Bulgarian company Ocean Fisheries – Burgas during its fishing trip to Antarctic waters off South Georgia and the South Orkney Islands from September 1977 to April 1978. The Bulgarian fishermen, along with those of the Soviet Union, Poland and East Germany are the pioneers of modern Antarctic fishing industry.”
Location
Presnakov Island is located at 63°17′46″S 62°16′21″W / 63.29611°S 62.27250°W, which is 330 m west-southeast of Jameson Point and 1.55 km northwest of Ugorelets Point. British mapping in 2009.
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