Pordim Islands
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Pordim Islands are two adjacent islands situated 870 m (951.4 yd) east-northeast of Heywood Island
and 2.1 km (1.3 mi) northwest of Catharina Point
on Robert Island, South Shetland Islands
. Extending 960 m (1,049.9 yd) in east-southeast to west-northwest direction. The larger islet has a surface area of 10 hectares (24.7 acre). Bulgarian early early mapping in 2009. Named after the town of Pordim
in northern Bulgaria
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Heywood Island
Heywood Island is the largest of the islands off the north coast of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica extending , with a surface area of . The feature is ice-free, low and horseshoe-shaped, its west coast indented for 1 km by Vrabcha Cove...
and 2.1 km (1.3 mi) northwest of Catharina Point
Catharina Point
Catharina Point, also Varoli Point, is a rocky point projecting 1.5 km northwards into Drake Passage to form the north extremity of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and the northeast side of the entrance to Nevestino Cove...
on Robert Island, 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...
. Extending 960 m (1,049.9 yd) in east-southeast to west-northwest direction. The larger islet has a surface area of 10 hectares (24.7 acre). Bulgarian early early mapping in 2009. Named after the town of Pordim
Pordim
Pordim is a town in Pleven Province in central northern Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Pordim municipality. The town lies at 155 metres above sea level in the Danubian Plain...
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 Antarctic Gazetteer
- 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