Raketa Island
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 65°01′37″S 64°03′41″W / 65.02694°S 64.06139°W |
| Archipelago | Wilhelm Archipelago |
| Area | 5.18 ha (12.8 acres) |
| Length | 511 m (1677 ft) |
| Width | 177 m (581 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Raketa Island (Bulgarian: остров Ракета, romanized: ostrov Raketa, IPA: [ˈɔstrof rɐˈkɛtɐ]) is the mostly ice-covered island 511 m long in west–east direction and 177 m wide in the Dannebrog Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 5.18 ha.
The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a trailer mounted rocket ('raketa' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.