Tambra Island (, ) 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.
The island is named after Tambra Hill in Southern Bulgaria.
Location
Tambra Island is located at , 700 m northeast of Weller Island and 730 m east-southeast of Krivus Island. British mapping in 1971.
Maps 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.
References Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English) Tambra Island. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
External links Tambra Island. Copernix satellite image