Zherav Island

Zherav Island
Zherav Island
Location of Zherav Island
Zherav Island
Zherav Island (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates64°58′01″S 63°52′54″W / 64.96694°S 63.88167°W / -64.96694; -63.88167
ArchipelagoWilhelm Archipelago
Area29.55 ha (73.0 acres)
Length1.71 km (1.063 mi)
Width377 m (1237 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

Zherav Island (Bulgarian: остров Жерав, romanized: ostrov Zherav, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ˈʒɛrɐf]) is a mostly ice-covered island in the Wauwermans Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. It is 1.71 km long (measured west-southwest to east-northeast) and 377 m wide; its surface area is 29.55 ha.

Zherav Island is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a common crane in flight ('zherav' is the Bulgarian for that bird) and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.