Pasarel Island (, ) is an ice-free island in the Aitcho group on the west side of English Strait in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The island is situated northwest of Barrientos Island, northeast of Sierra Island and southeast of Emeline Island. Extending . The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.
Named after the settlement of Dolni (Lower) Pasarel in western Bulgaria.
Location Pasarel Island is located at . Bulgarian mapping in 2009.
See also Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S SCAR Territorial claims in Antarctica
Map L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2010. (First edition 2009. ) Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated. L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Smith Island. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2017.
References
Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English) Pasarel Island. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
External links Pasarel Island. Copernix satellite image