Churicheni Island | |
Map: | Antarctic Peninsula#Antarctica |
Map Relief: | yes |
Location: | Antarctica |
Coordinates: | -62.3507°N -59.6758°W |
Archipelago: | South Shetland Islands |
Population: | 0 |
Country: | Antarctica |
Treaty System: | Antarctic Treaty System |
Churicheni Island (bg|остров Чуричени|ostrov Churicheni, pronounced as /bg/) is the ice-free island in the Onogur group off the northwest coast of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica extending 230 m by 140 m. It is separated from Robert Island by a 100 m wide passage.
The feature is named after the settlement of Churicheni in Southwestern Bulgaria.
Churicheni Island is located at -62.3507°N -59.6758°W, which is 1.78 km north-northeast of Misnomer Point and 190 m west of Shipot Point. British mapping in 1968 and Bulgarian mapping in 2009.