Kovach Island

Kovach Island
Location of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands
Kovach Island is located in Antarctica
Kovach Island
Kovach Island
Location of Kovach Island
Kovach Island is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Kovach Island
Kovach Island
Kovach Island (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates62°21′09″S 59°41′39″W / 62.35250°S 59.69417°W / -62.35250; -59.69417
ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Kovach Island (Bulgarian: остров Ковач, romanizedostrov Kovach, IPA: [ˈɔstrof koˈvat͡ʃ]) is the westernmost island in the Onogur group off the northwest coast of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The feature is rocky, extending 630 m in southwest-northeast direction and 240 m wide. It is separated from Grod Island by a 100 m wide passage. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.

The island is named after the settlement of Kovach in Southern Bulgaria.