| Location | Antarctica |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 62°21′16″S 59°41′02″W |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
| Population | 0 |
| Country | Antarctica |
| Treaty system | Antarctic Treaty System |
Redina Island (Bulgarian: остров Редина, ˈɔstrof ˈrɛdinɐ) is the ice-free island in the Onogur group off the northwest coast of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica extending 280 m in east-west direction and 130 m wide. It is separated from Robert Island by a 20 m wide passage.
The island is named after the settlement of Redina in Western Bulgaria.
Location
Redina Island is located at 62°21′16″S 59°41′02″W, which is 1.22 km north of Misnomer Point and 760 m southwest of Shipot Point. Bulgarian mapping in 2009.
See also
Maps
- Livingston Island to King George Island. Archived 4 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Scale 1:200000. Admiralty Nautical Chart 1776. Taunton: UK Hydrographic Office, 1968.
- 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 (Second edition 2010, ISBN 978-954-92032-9-5)
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References
- Redina Island. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Redina Island. Copernix satellite image