Mishka Island | |
Map: | Antarctica#Antarctic Peninsula |
Map Relief: | yes |
Location: | Antarctica |
Coordinates: | -65.0019°N -64.0039°W |
Archipelago: | Wilhelm Archipelago |
Area Ha: | 9.9 |
Length M: | 751 |
Width M: | 220 |
Population: | uninhabited |
Country: | None |
Treaty System: | Antarctic Treaty System |
Mishka Island (bg|остров Мишка|ostrov Mishka, pronounced as /bg/) is the mostly ice-covered island 751 m long in west–east direction and 220 m wide in the Dannebrog Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 9.9 ha.[1]
The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a mouse ('mishka' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.[1]
Mishka Island is located 5.32 km north-northwest of Booth Island, 50 m north of Mechka Island, 3.4 km northeast of Raketa Island, 896 m east-southeast of Kosatka Island, and 5.55 km southwest of Kril Island in the Wauwermans Islands group. British mapping in 2001.