Papazov Island
# Papazov Island

Papazov Island (Bulgarian: Папазов остров, romanized: Papazov ostrov, IPA:) is the 200 m long in west-southwest to east-northeast direction and 100 m wide rocky island lying off the entrance to Velcha Cove on the east coast of Astrolabe Island in Bransfield Strait, Antarctica. It is “named after the Bulgarian-French artist George Papazov (1894-1972).”

## Location

Papazov Island is located at 63°18′19″S 58°39′12″W﻿ / ﻿63.30528°S 58.65333°W﻿ / -63.30528; -58.65333, which is 2.27 km southeast of Kanarata Point and 1.4 km east of Drumohar Peak. German-British mapping in 1996.

## Maps

* Trinity Peninsula. Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697. Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996.
* Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
