Tyulen Island | |
Map: | Antarctica#Antarctic Peninsula |
Map Relief: | yes |
Location: | Antarctica |
Coordinates: | -65.0175°N -64.1181°W |
Archipelago: | Wilhelm Archipelago |
Area Ha: | 26.78 |
Length Km: | 1 |
Width M: | 530 |
Population: | uninhabited |
Country: | None |
Treaty System: | Antarctic Treaty System |
Tyulen Island (bg|остров Тюлен|ostrov Tyulen, pronounced as /bg/) is the mostly ice-covered island 1 km long in west-southwest to east-northeast direction and 530 m wide in the Dannebrog Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 26.78 ha.[1]
The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a fur seal, 'tyulen' being the Bulgarian for 'seal', and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.[1]
Tyulen Island is located at -65.0175°N -64.1181°W, which is 3.2 km southwest of Kalmar Island, 1.4 km northwest of Meduza Island and 135 m northeast of Lamantin Island. British mapping in 2001.