Kabile Island (Ostrov Kabile 'os-trov ka-bi-'le) is an Antarctic island extending 700 m (770 yd) in south-north direction and 450 m (490 yd) wide, situated off the north coast of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Surface area 19 hectares (47 acres).
Named after the ancient Thracian town of Kabile near the present Bulgarian city of Yambol.
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