 Location of Varna Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands | |
  Balsha Island Location of Balsha Island  Balsha Island Balsha Island (Antarctica) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°28′24″S 60°11′35″W / 62.47333°S 60.19306°W |
| Archipelago | Dunbar Islands South Shetland Islands |
| Area | 0.17 km2 (0.066 sq mi) [1] |
| Length | 0.6 km (0.37 mi) |
| Width | 0.3 km (0.19 mi) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Balsha Island (Bulgarian: остров Балша, romanized: ostrov 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.
- ^ 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