title: Knezha Island
text: # Knezha Island
  
  Knezha Island (Bulgarian: остров Кнежа, romanized: ostrov Knezha, IPA:) is the northernmost island in the Pitt group of Biscoe Islands, Antarctica. The feature extends 900 m in north-south direction and 880 m in east-west direction.
  
  The island is named after the town of Knezha in Northern Bulgaria.
  
  ## Location
  
  Knezha Island is located at 65°21′28″S 65°22′02″W﻿ / ﻿65.35778°S 65.36722°W﻿ / -65.35778; -65.36722, 4.53 km northwest of Trundle Island, 780 m north-northwest of Ribnik Island and 2.62 km southeast of Bardell Rock. 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.
  