Location of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands. | |
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 63°13′55″S 62°10′38″W / 63.23194°S 62.17722°W |
Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
Administration | |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
Additional information | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System |
Prisad Island (Bulgarian: остров Присад, ‘Ostrov Prisad’ \'os-trov 'pri-sad\) is the rocky island off the north coast of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands extending 640 m in southwest-northeast direction and 520 m wide. It is separated from Limets Peninsula by a 60 m wide passage.
The feature is named "after the settlements of Prisad in Northeastern and Southeastern Bulgaria."
Prisad Island is located at 63°13′55″S 62°10′38″W / 63.23194°S 62.17722°W, which is 1.44 km east of Cape Wallace. British mapping in 2009.
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.