Kril Island | |
Map: | Antarctica#Antarctic Peninsula |
Location: | Antarctica |
Coordinates: | -64.9731°N -63.8828°W |
Archipelago: | Wilhelm Archipelago |
Area Ha: | 24.92 |
Length Km: | 1.2 |
Width M: | 310 |
Population: | uninhabited |
Country: | None |
Treaty System: | Antarctic Treaty System |
Kril Island (bg|остров Крил|ostrov Kril, pronounced as /bg/) is the mostly ice-covered island 1.2 km long in southwest–northeast direction and 310 m wide in the Wauwermans Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 24.92 ha.[1]
The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a specimen of krill ('kril' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.[1]
Kril Island is located 4.15 km south-southeast of Host Island, 275 m northwest of Lobel Island, 6.62 km north-northwest of False Cape Renard on Graham Land, and 5.55 km northeast of Mishka Island in the Dannebrog Islands group. British mapping in 2001.