Saffar Island

Saffar Island
Saffar Island is located in South Shetland Islands
Saffar Island
Saffar Island
Location in the South Shetland Islands
Saffar Island is located in Antarctica
Saffar Island
Saffar Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates61°06′23″S 54°57′45.5″W / 61.10639°S 54.962639°W / -61.10639; -54.962639
ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Area3.64 ha (9.0 acres)
Length290 m (950 ft)
Width230 m (750 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty
Demographics
Populationuninhabited
Map of Elephant Island

Saffar Island (Bulgarian: остров Сафар, romanizedostrov Saffar, IPA: [ˈɔstrof sɐˈfar]) is the rocky island off the north coast of Elephant Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica extending 290 m in west–east direction and 230 m in south–north direction, with a surface area of 3.64 ha. It is separated from Elephant Island by a passage narrowing to 325 m at points.

The feature is named after Abū al-Qāsim Ahmad ibn as-Saffār (d. 1035), an Andalusī astronomer and author of one of the Arabic treatises on the astrolabe that introduced the triangulation method to Europe; in association with other names in the area deriving from the early development or use of geodetic instruments and methods.

Location

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Saffar Island is centred at 61°06′23″S 54°57′45.5″W / 61.10639°S 54.962639°W / -61.10639; -54.962639,[1] which is 22.36 km east-southeast of Cape Yelcho, 5.4 km west-southwest of Point Wild, 360 m north-northeast of Ronalds Point and 880 m east-northeast of Biruni Island. British mapping of the area in 1822,1972 and 2009.

See also

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Maps

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Notes

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  1. ^ Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission

References

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This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.