Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 66°24′47″S 67°05′30″W / 66.41306°S 67.09167°W |
Archipelago | Biscoe Islands |
Area | 21.72 ha (53.7 acres) |
Length | 900 m (3000 ft) |
Width | 340 m (1120 ft) |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | uninhabited |
Alcheh Island (Bulgarian: остров Алшех, romanized: ostrov Alcheh, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ɐɫˈʃɛx]) is the ice-covered island in the Barcroft group of Biscoe Islands in Antarctica 900 m long in south-southwest to north-northeast direction and 340 m wide. Its surface area is 21.72 ha.
The feature is named after the Bulgarian Argentine architect Deiana Alcheh for her support for the infrastructure development of the Bulgarian Antarctic base.