Temenuga Island (Bulgarian: остров Теменуга, romanized: ostrov Temenuga, IPA: [ˈɔstrof tɛmɛˈnuɡɐ]) is a rocky island lying 660 m northeast of Quinton Point, Goten Peninsula on the northwest coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. Temenuga is 620 m long by 450 m wide, and is separated from Kalotina Island to the west by a 140 m wide passage.

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Temenuga

Temenuga
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	64°18′42″S 63°39′29″W
Archipelago	Palmer Archipelago
Length	0.62 km (0.385 mi)
Width	0.45 km (0.28 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	0

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The island is named after the settlements of Temenuga in Northern and Southern Bulgaria.

Temenuga Island is located at 64°18′42″S 63°39′29″W. British mapping in 1980.

• British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 62. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1980.
• 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)
• Temenuga Island. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.

• Temenuga 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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