Balsha Island

Balsha Island
Location of Varna Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
Balsha Island is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Balsha Island
Balsha Island
Location of Balsha Island
Balsha Island is located in Antarctica
Balsha Island
Balsha Island
Balsha Island (Antarctica)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates62°28′24″S 60°11′35″W / 62.47333°S 60.19306°W / -62.47333; -60.19306
ArchipelagoDunbar Islands
South Shetland Islands
Area0.17 km2 (0.066 sq mi)
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Length0.6 km (0.37 mi)
Width0.3 km (0.19 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Balsha Island (Bulgarian: остров Балша, romanizedostrov Balsha, IPA: [ˈɔstrov ˈbaɫʃɐ]) is an ice-free island in the Dunbar group off the northwest coast of Varna Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is situated 1.5 km (0.93 mi) northwest of Slab Point and 2.8 km (1.7 mi) north of Kotis Point. Extending 600 by 300 m (660 by 330 yd), surface area 17 hectares (42 acres).[1] The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.

The island is named after the settlement of Balsha in western Bulgaria.

  1. ^ a b L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Archived April 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4