| Afala Island | |
| Pushpin Map: | Antarctica#Antarctic Peninsula |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of in the Antarctic Peninsula##Location in Antarctica |
| Location: | Antarctica |
| Coordinates: | -62.2472°N -59.1281°W |
| Archipelago: | South Shetland Islands |
| Length M: | 360 |
| Width M: | 310 |
| Population: | uninhabited |
| Country: | Antarctica |
| Treaty System: | Antarctic Treaty System |
Afala Island (bg|остров Афала|ostrov Afala, pronounced as /bg/) is the rocky island off the north coast of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica extending 360 m in west-southwest to east-northeast direction and 310 m in south–north direction.
The island is "named after the ocean fishing trawler Afala of the Bulgarian company Ocean Fisheries – Burgas that operated in Antarctic waters off South Georgia during its fishing trip under Captain Kosyo Kostov in the 1985/86 season. The Bulgarian fishermen, along with those of the Soviet Union, Poland and East Germany are the pioneers of modern Antarctic fishing industry."[1]
Afala Island is located at -62.2472°N -59.1281°W, which is 740 m west of Baklan Point, 860 m northeast of Retamales Point and 1.05 km south-southeast of Withem Island. British mapping in 1968.