Prisad Island | |
Map: | Antarctica#Antarctic Peninsula |
Map Relief: | yes |
Location: | Antarctica |
Coordinates: | -63.2319°N -62.1772°W |
Archipelago: | South Shetland Islands |
Population: | uninhabited |
Country: | Antarctica |
Treaty System: | Antarctic Treaty System |
Prisad Island (bg|остров Присад|ostrov Prisad, pronounced as /bg/) is the rocky island off the north coast of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands extending 640 m in southwest–northeast direction and 520 m wide. It is separated from Limets Peninsula by a 60 m wide passage.
The feature is named "after the settlements of Prisad in Northeastern and Southeastern Bulgaria."[1]
Prisad Island is located at -63.2319°N -62.1772°W, which is 1.44 km east of Cape Wallace. British mapping in 2009.