Tigan Island | |
Map: | Antarctica#Antarctic Peninsula |
Map Relief: | yes |
Location: | Antarctica |
Coordinates: | -65.0333°N -64.1333°W |
Archipelago: | Wilhelm Archipelago |
Area Ha: | 10.68 |
Length M: | 750 |
Width M: | 226 |
Population: | uninhabited |
Country: | None |
Treaty System: | Antarctic Treaty System |
Tigan Island (bg|остров Тиган|ostrov Tigan, pronounced as /bg/) is the partly ice-free island 750 m long in west–east direction and 226 m wide in the Dannebrog Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 10.68 ha.[1]
The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a frying pan ('tigan' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.[1]
Tigan Island is located at -65.0333°N -64.1333°W. It abuts Pegas Island on the south, and is situated 115 m south of Yastreb Island and 3 km northwest of Revolver Island. British mapping in 2001.