Koshava Island
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Koshava Island 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. Situated on the west side of the north entrance to McFarlane Strait
, 140 m (153.1 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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The island is named after the settlement of Koshava in northwestern Bulgaria
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Zed Islands
Zed Islands is a small group of islands, the westernmost rising to , lying off the northeast extremity of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica comprising four islands: Esperanto Island, Phanagoria Island, Lesidren Island and Koshava Island...
off Varna Peninsula
Varna Peninsula
Varna Peninsula is a roughly rectangular predominantly ice-covered peninsula forming the northeast extremity of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...
, northeastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
South Shetland Islands
The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for...
, Antarctica. The island is ice-free, extending 340 by. Situated on the west side of the north entrance to McFarlane Strait
McFarlane Strait
McFarlane Strait is the 24.5 km long and 3.35 km wide strait lying between Greenwich and Livingston Island, in the South Shetland Islands...
, 140 m (153.1 yd) northeast of Lesidren Island
Lesidren Island
Lesidren Island is the second largest and southernmost island in the Zed group off the north coast of Varna Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The island is ice-free, extending with surface area . Separated from the neighbouring Phanagoria Island and Koshava...
, and 1.9 km (1.2 mi) north of Williams Point
Williams Point
Williams Point is the point forming both the north extremity of Varna Peninsula and the northeast tip of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...
on Livingston Island. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers
Seal hunting
Seal hunting, or sealing, is the personal or commercial hunting of seals. The hunt is currently practiced in five countries: Canada, where most of the world's seal hunting takes place, Namibia, the Danish region of Greenland, Norway and Russia...
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The island is named after the settlement of Koshava in northwestern Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
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Location
Koshava Island is located at 62°25′59"S 60°08′11"W. Bulgarian mapping in 2009.See also
- Composite Gazetteer of AntarcticaComposite Gazetteer of AntarcticaThe Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research is the authoritative international gazetteer containing all the Antarctic toponyms published in national gazetteers, plus basic information about those names and the relevant geographical features...
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- SCARScientific Committee on Antarctic ResearchThe Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research is an interdisciplinary body of the International Council for Science . It was established in February 1958 to continue the international coordination of Antarctic scientific activities that had begun during the International Geophysical Year of 1957-58...
- Territorial claims in Antarctica
