Balsha Island

62°28′24″S 60°11′35″W / 62.47333°S 60.19306°W / -62.47333; -60.19306ArchipelagoDunbar Islands
South Shetland IslandsArea0.17 km² (0.066 sq mi)
^[1]Length0.6 km (0.37 mi)Width0.3 km (0.19 mi)AdministrationAdministered under the Antarctic Treaty SystemDemographicsPopulationUninhabited

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.

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)

External links

• Balsha Island. Copernix satellite image

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