Location Antarctica Length 0.34 km (0.211 mi) Population Uninhabited | Width 0.22 km (0.137 mi) | |
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Island groups South Shetland Islands, Zed Islands | ||
Koshava Island (Bulgarian: остров Кошава, ‘Ostrov Koshava’ \'os-trov ko-'sha-va) is the easternmost island in the Zed group off Varna Peninsula, northeastern Livingston Island in the South 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 to McFarlane Strait, 140 m (150 yd) northeast of Lesidren Island, and 1.9 km (1.2 mi) north of Williams Point on Livingston Island. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.
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Map of Koshava Island, Antarctica
The island is named after the settlement of Koshava in northwestern Bulgaria.
Location
Koshava Island is located at 62°25′59″S 60°08′11″W. Bulgarian mapping in 2009.
Map
L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4