Tambra Island (Bulgarian: остров Тъмбра, romanized: ostrov Tambra, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ˈtɤmbrɐ]) is a mostly ice-covered island in the Pitt group of Biscoe Islands, Antarctica. The feature is 1.17 km long in southwest-northeast direction and 700 m wide, and is separated from the adjacent Jingle Island to the northeast by a 60 m wide passage.

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Tambra Island

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Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	65°26′05″S 65°21′00″W
Archipelago	Biscoe Islands
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

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The island is named after Tambra Hill in Southern Bulgaria.

Tambra Island is located at 65°26′05″S 65°21′00″W, 700 m northeast of Weller Island and 730 m east-southeast of Krivus Island. British mapping in 1971.

• British Antarctic Territory: Graham Coast. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 65 64. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1971.
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
• Tambra Island. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.

• Tambra Island. Copernix satellite image

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.

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