Koshava Island
 Zed IslandsfromMiziya Peak;Koshava Island is the rightmost one. | |
 Location of Varna Peninsula in the South Shetland Islands | |
  Koshava Island Location on Antarctic Peninsula  Koshava Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°25′59″S60°08′11″W/ 62.43306°S 60.13639°W |
| Archipelago | Zed Islands |
| Length | 0.34 km (0.211 mi) |
| Width | 0.22 km (0.137 mi) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under theAntarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Koshava Island(Bulgarian:остров Кошава,romanized:ostrov Koshava,IPA:[ˈɔstrofkoˈʃavɐ]) is the easternmost island in theZed groupoffVarna Peninsula,northeasternLivingston Islandin theSouth Shetland Islands, Antarctica.The island is ice-free, extending 340 by 220 m (370 by 240 yd). Situated on the west side of the north entrance toMcFarlane Strait,140 m (150 yd) northeast ofLesidren Island,and 1.9 km (1.2 mi) north ofWilliams Pointon Livingston Island. The area was visited by early 19th centurysealers.
The island is named after the settlement ofKoshavain northwesternBulgaria.
Location
[edit]Koshava Island is located at62°25′59″S60°08′11″W/ 62.43306°S 60.13639°W.Bulgarian mapping in 2009.
See also
[edit]- Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
- Territorial claims in Antarctica
Maps
[edit]- Livingston Island to King George Island.Scale 1:200000. Admiralty Nautical Chart 1776. Taunton: UK Hydrographic Office, 1968.
- L.L. Ivanov.Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands.Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009.ISBN978-954-92032-6-4(Second edition 2010,ISBN978-954-92032-9-5)
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD).Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References
[edit]- Koshava Island.SCARComposite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer.Antarctic Place-names Commission.(details in Bulgarian,basic datain English)
External links
[edit]- Koshava Island.Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from theAntarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgariawhich is used with permission.
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