Treklyano Island (, ) is an island off the northeast coast of Robert Island, South Shetland Islands Extending , with a low rocky formation projecting northeastwards, the island emerged as a distinct geographical entity following the retreat of Robert Island's ice cap in the late 20th century. Named after the settlement of Treklyano in western Bulgaria.

Location

The island is located at which is northwest of Kitchen Point, west of Smirnenski Point and southeast of Newell Point (Bulgarian early mapping in 2009).

Treklyano Island

See also

Composite Antarctic Gazetteer

List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S

SCAR

Territorial claims in Antarctica

Maps

L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009.

Treklyano Island

Notes

References

Treklyano Island. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer

Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)

Treklyano Island

External links

Treklyano Island. Adjusted Copernix satellite image

Islands of Robert Island

Bulgaria and the Antarctic