Lapteva Island | |
Map: | Antarctic Peninsula |
Location: | Antarctica |
Coordinates: | -64.2472°N -63.5131°W |
Archipelago: | Palmer Archipelago |
Population: | Uninhabited |
Country: | None |
Treaty System: | Antarctic Treaty System |
Lapteva Island (Bulgarian: остров Лаптева|ostrov Lapteva, in Bulgarian pronounced as /ˈɔstrof ˈɫaptɛvɐ/) is the island lying 1 km off the north coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. The feature extends 900 m in north-south direction and 880 m in east-west direction.[1] [2] [3]
The island is named after Gergana Lapteva, geologist at St. Kliment Ohridski base in 2006/07 and subsequent seasons.
Lapteva Island is located at -64.2472°N -63.5131°W, 10.54 km northeast of Quinton Point, 1.5 km west-southwest of Lajarte Islands, 8.93 km west of Cape Grönland and 3.38 km west by north of Oberbauer Point. British mapping in 1980.