Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 62°49′57.4″S 61°28′35″W / 62.832611°S 61.47639°W |
Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
Area | 19 ha (47 acres) |
Length | 750 m (2460 ft) |
Width | 350 m (1150 ft) |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | uninhabited |
Cacho Island (Bulgarian: остров Качо, romanized: ostrov Cacho, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ˈkat͡ʃo]) is the conspicuous 250 m long in east–west direction and 100 m wide rocky island separated by a 160 m wide passage from Aktinia Beach on the southwest coast of Snow Island in the South Shetland Islands. Surface area 1.63 ha.[1] The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.[2]
The feature is named after the Spanish physicist, polar explorer and author Javier Cacho Gómez, participant in the 1986/87 Spanish Antarctic expedition and base commander at Juan Carlos I base in subsequent seasons, for his contribution to the promotion of Antarctica and support for the Bulgarian Antarctic programme.[1]