Koshava Island

Koshava Island

Zed Islands from Miziya Peak; Koshava Island is the rightmost one.

Location of Varna Penindula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 62°25′59″S 60°08′11″W / 62.43306°S 60.13639°W / -62.43306; -60.13639Coordinates: 62°25′59″S 60°08′11″W / 62.43306°S 60.13639°W / -62.43306; -60.13639
Archipelago Zed Islands
Length 0.34 km (0.211 mi)
Width 0.22 km (0.137 mi)
Country
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands.

Koshava Island (Bulgarian: остров Кошава, ‘Ostrov Koshava’ \'os-trov ko-'sha-va\) is the easternmost island in the Zed group off Varna Peninsula, northeastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The island is ice-free, extending 340 by 220 m (370 by 240 yd). Situated on the west side of the north entrance to McFarlane Strait, 140 m (150 yd) northeast of Lesidren Island, and 1.9 km (1.2 mi) north of Williams Point on Livingston Island. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.

The island is named after the settlement of Koshava in northwestern Bulgaria.

Location

Koshava Island is located at 62°25′59″S 60°08′11″W / 62.43306°S 60.13639°W / -62.43306; -60.13639. Bulgarian mapping in 2009.

See also

Map

L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4

References

    This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.


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