Greblo Island

Greblo Island
Greblo Island
Location of Greblo Island
Greblo Island
Greblo Island (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates65°01′41.5″S 64°03′40″W / 65.028194°S 64.06111°W / -65.028194; -64.06111
ArchipelagoWilhelm Archipelago
Area4.7 ha (12 acres)
Length763 m (2503 ft)
Width95 m (312 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

Greblo Island (Bulgarian: остров Гребло, romanized: ostrov Greblo, IPA: [ˈɔstrof grɛˈblɔ]) is the mostly ice-covered island 763 km long in west–east direction and 95 m wide in the Dannebrog Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 4.7 ha.

The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling an oarfish ('greblo' being the Bulgarian for 'oar'), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.