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Phanagoria Island

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Phanagoria Island
Zed Islands from Miziya Peak; Phanagoria Island is the second one on the left.
Location of Varna Peninsula in the South Shetland Islands
Phanagoria Island is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Phanagoria Island
Phanagoria Island
Location on Antarctic Peninsula
Phanagoria Island is located in Antarctica
Phanagoria Island
Phanagoria Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates62°26′03″S 60°09′46″W / 62.43417°S 60.16278°W / -62.43417; -60.16278
ArchipelagoZed group
Area20 ha (49 acres)[1]
Length700 m (2300 ft)
Width500 m (1600 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

Phanagoria Island (Greek: Φαναγόρεια Νήσος, Bulgarian: остров Фанагория, romanizedostrov Fanagoriya, IPA: [ˈɔstrof fɐnɐˈɡɔrijɐ]) is the third largest island in the Zed group off the north coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Phanagoria island of Antarctic is named after Phanagoria in the Maeotis Lake, today Azov Sea, the largest ancient Greek city on the Taman peninsula, spread over two plateaus along the eastern shore of the Cimmerian Bosporus. The city took its name after one of its colonists, Phanagoras, and was a large emporium for all the traffic between the coast of the Maeotian marshes and the countries on the southern side of the Caucasus. It was the eastern capital of the Bosporan Kingdom.

The island is ice-free, extending 700 by 500 m (770 by 550 yd) with surface area 20 hectares (49 acres).[1] Separated from the neighbouring Esperanto Island and Lesidren Island by channels 70 and 130 m (77 and 142 yd) wide respectively. Situated 2.1 km (1.3 mi) northwest of Williams Point. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.

The island is named after the town of Phanagoria in Old Great Bulgaria (7th century).

Location

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Phanagoria Island is located at 62°26′03″S 60°09′46″W / 62.43417°S 60.16278°W / -62.43417; -60.16278. British mapping in 1968, Chilean in 1971, Argentine in 1980, Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009.

Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4

References

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