Tsankov Island (, ) is the mostly ice-covered island 625 m long in west-southwest to west-northeast direction and 216 m wide in the Dannebrog Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 9.48 ha.Tsankov Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
The feature is named after the dermatologist Nikolay Tsankov, participant in the 2010/11 and subsequent Bulgarian Antarctic campaigns.
Location Tsankov Island is located at , which is 293 m northwest of Stego Island, 175 m east of Bodloperka Island, 1.18 km southeast of Sprey Island and 1.25 km west-southwest of Taralezh Island. British mapping in 2001.
Maps British Admiralty Nautical Chart 446 Anvers Island to Renaud Island. Scale 1:150000. Admiralty, UK Hydrographic Office, 2001 Brabant Island to Argentine Islands. Scale 1:250000 topographic map. British Antarctic Survey, 2008 Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated
See also List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands
Notes
References Tsankov Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links Tsankov Island. Adjusted Copernix satellite image