Pisanitsa Island
Location of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°26′48″S 60°03′14.5″W / 62.44667°S 60.054028°W |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Pisanitsa Island (Bulgarian: остров Писаница, romanized: ostrov Pisanitsa, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ˈpisɐnit͡sɐ]) is the rocky island in the Meade group off Archar Peninsula, the northwest extremity of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands extending 270 m in southwest-northeast direction and 60 m wide. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.
The island is named after the settlement of Pisanitsa in Southern Bulgaria.