Koshava Island | |
Image Map Caption: | Location of Varna Peninsula in the South Shetland Islands |
Pushpin Map: | Antarctica#Antarctic Peninsula |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location on Antarctic Peninsula##Location in Antarctica |
Pushpin Map Relief: | yes |
Location: | Antarctica |
Coordinates: | -62.4331°N -60.1364°W |
Archipelago: | Zed Islands |
Length Km: | 0.34 |
Width Km: | 0.22 |
Population: | Uninhabited |
Country: | None |
Treaty System: | Antarctic Treaty System |
Koshava Island (bg|остров Кошава|ostrov Koshava, pronounced as /bg/) 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 340by. Situated on the west side of the north entrance to McFarlane Strait, 140m (460feet) northeast of Lesidren Island, and 1.9km (01.2miles) north of Williams Point on Livingston Island. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.
The island is named after the settlement of Koshava in northwestern Bulgaria.
Koshava Island is located at -62.4331°N -60.1364°W. Bulgarian mapping in 2009.