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Rog Island

Coordinates: 65°02′58″S 64°02′45″W / 65.04944°S 64.04583°W / -65.04944; -64.04583
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Rog Island
Rog Island is located in Antarctica
Rog Island
Rog Island
Location of Rog Island
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates65°02′58″S 64°02′45″W / 65.04944°S 64.04583°W / -65.04944; -64.04583
ArchipelagoWilhelm Archipelago
Area5.06 ha (12.5 acres)
Length557 m (1827 ft)
Width208 m (682 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

Rog Island (Bulgarian: остров Рог, romanizedostrov Rog, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ˈrɔk]) is the partly ice-free island 557 m long in west–east direction and 208 m wide in the Dannebrog Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 5.06 ha.[1]

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

Location

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Rog Island is located at 65°02′58″S 64°02′45″W / 65.04944°S 64.04583°W / -65.04944; -64.04583, which is 1.47 km north of the west extremity of Booth Island, 653 m east of Revolver Island and 461 m south of Rollet Island. British mapping in 2001.

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Rog 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.


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