Balsha Island

Balsha Island

Location of Varna Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Balsha Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	62°28′24″S 60°11′35″W / 62.47333°S 60.19306°W / -62.47333; -60.19306Coordinates: 62°28′24″S 60°11′35″W / 62.47333°S 60.19306°W / -62.47333; -60.19306
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
None
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands.

Balsha Island (Bulgarian: остров Балша, ‘Ostrov Balsha’ \'os-trov 'bal-sha\) 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.

Location

Balsha Island is located at 62°28′24″S 60°11′35″W / 62.47333°S 60.19306°W / -62.47333; -60.19306. Bulgarian topographic survey by Tangra 2004/05 expedition. British mapping in 1968, Chilean in 1971, Argentine in 1980, Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009.

See also

• Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
• List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
• SCAR
• Territorial claims in Antarctica

References

External links

• Balsha Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.