Valchedram Island | |
Map: | Antarctica#Antarctic Peninsula |
Map Relief: | yes |
Location: | Antarctica |
Coordinates: | -62.4508°N -60.8133°W |
Archipelago: | South Shetland Islands |
Population: | Uninhabited |
Country: | None |
Treaty System: | Antarctic Treaty System |
Valchedram Island (bg|остров Вълчедръм|ostrov Valchedram, pronounced as /bg/) is an ice-free island off the north coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica extending 280m (920feet) in southeast-northwest direction. The feature is named after the town of Valchedram in northwestern Bulgaria.
The island is located 1.55km (00.96miles) northwest of Cape Shirreff and 2.2km (01.4miles) north-northeast of San Telmo Island (British early mapping in 1822, Chilean in 1971, Argentine in 1980, and Bulgarian in 2009.