Kilifarevo Island
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Kilifarevo Island is an ice-free island in the Aitcho group
on the west side of English Strait
in the South Shetland Islands
, Antarctica. The island is situated 850 m (929.6 yd) northwest of Jorge Island
, 460 m (503.1 yd) north of Riksa Islands
and 350 m (382.8 yd) southeast of Morris Rock
. Extending 640 by, surface area 11 hectares (27.2 acre). The area was visited by early 19th century sealers
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Kilifarevo Island is named after the town of Kilifarevo
in northern Bulgaria
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Aitcho Islands (South Shetland Islands)
The Aitcho Islands are a group of minor islands on the west side of the north entrance to English Strait separating Greenwich Island and Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, which are situated between Dee Island to the south and Table Island to the north...
on the west side of English Strait
English Strait
English Strait is the 17 km long and 2 km wide strait lying between Greenwich Island and Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Trending southeast-northwest, and entered between Santa Cruz Point and Edwards Point in the south, and Fort William Point and Okol Rocks,...
in the South Shetland Islands
South Shetland Islands
The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for...
, Antarctica. The island is situated 850 m (929.6 yd) northwest of Jorge Island
Jorge Island
Jorge Island is an ice-free island in the Aitcho group on the west side of English Strait in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Extending , surface area...
, 460 m (503.1 yd) north of Riksa Islands
Riksa Islands
Riksa Islands are three adjacent ice-free islands in the Aitcho group on the west side of English Strait in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The islands are situated west of Bilyana Island, northeast of Emeline Island and east of Holmes Rock...
and 350 m (382.8 yd) southeast of Morris Rock
Morris Rock
Morris Rock is rising to in the northwest extremity of Aitcho group, English Strait in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers....
. Extending 640 by, surface area 11 hectares (27.2 acre). The area was visited by early 19th century sealers
Seal hunting
Seal hunting, or sealing, is the personal or commercial hunting of seals. The hunt is currently practiced in five countries: Canada, where most of the world's seal hunting takes place, Namibia, the Danish region of Greenland, Norway and Russia...
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Kilifarevo Island is named after the town of Kilifarevo
Kilifarevo
Kilifarevo is a small town in central northern Bulgaria, administratively part of Veliko Tarnovo municipality, Veliko Tarnovo Province. Previously a village, it was proclaimed a town in 1973....
in northern Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
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See also
- Composite Gazetteer of AntarcticaComposite Gazetteer of AntarcticaThe Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research is the authoritative international gazetteer containing all the Antarctic toponyms published in national gazetteers, plus basic information about those names and the relevant geographical features...
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- SCARScientific Committee on Antarctic ResearchThe Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research is an interdisciplinary body of the International Council for Science . It was established in February 1958 to continue the international coordination of Antarctic scientific activities that had begun during the International Geophysical Year of 1957-58...
- Territorial claims in Antarctica