Kabile Island

Kabile Island

Kabile Island from English Strait.
Location of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	62°26′26″S 59°56′35″W / 62.44056°S 59.94306°W / -62.44056; -59.94306Coordinates: 62°26′26″S 59°56′35″W / 62.44056°S 59.94306°W / -62.44056; -59.94306
Archipelago	South Shetland Islands
Area	19 ha (47 acres)
Length	0.7 km (0.43 mi)
Administration
None
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Kabile Island (Ostrov Kabile 'os-trov ka-bi-'le) is an Antarctic island extending 700 m (770 yd) in south-north direction and 450 m (490 yd) wide, situated off the north coast of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It has a surface area of 19 hectares (47 acres).

Named after the ancient Thracian town of Kabile near the present Bulgarian city of Yambol.

The island is located at 62°26′30″S 59°56′33″W / 62.44167°S 59.94250°W / -62.44167; -59.94250 which is 950 m (1,040 yd) east of Pavlikeni Point, 1 km (0.62 mi) north of Crutch Peaks, 200 m (220 yd) northwest of Miletich Point, and 2.5 km (1.6 mi) west-southwest of Ongley Island (Chilean mapping in 1966, British mapping in 1968 and Bulgarian in 2009).

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