Rogulyat Island

Rogulyat Island

Rogulyat Island
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	63°48′47″S 60°48′38″W / 63.81306°S 60.81056°WCoordinates: 63°48′47″S 60°48′38″W / 63.81306°S 60.81056°W
Archipelago	Palmer Archipelago
Length	.35 km (0.217 mi)
Width	.16 km (0.099 mi)
Administration
None
Demographics
Population	0
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Rogulyat Island (Bulgarian: остров Рогулят, ‘Ostrov Rogulyat’ \'os-trov ro-gu-'lyat\) is the southernmost in the group of three rocky islands in Krivina Bay on the west coast of Trinity Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. The island is 350 m long in east-west direction and 160 m wide.

The island is named after the settlement of Rogulyat in Northern Bulgaria.

Location

Rogulyat Island is located at 63°48′47″S 60°48′38″W / 63.81306°S 60.81056°W, 2.5 km south of Lyon Peak and 2.1 km northeast of Romero Point, and is separated from Dink Island to the northeast by an 180 m wide passage. British mapping in 1978.

Maps

• British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 63 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, 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.

References

• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
• Rogulyat Island. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.

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