Vilare Island | |
Map: | Antarctica#Antarctic Peninsula |
Map Relief: | yes |
Location: | Antarctica |
Coordinates: | -62.3518°N -59.6764°W |
Archipelago: | South Shetland Islands |
Population: | uninhabited |
Country: | Antarctica |
Treaty System: | Antarctic Treaty System |
Vilare Island (bg|остров Виларе|ostrov Vilare, pronounced as /bg/) is the low ice-free island in the Onogur group off the northwest coast of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica extending 130 m in east-west direction and 60 m wide. It is separated from Churicheni Island by a 20 m wide passage.
The feature is named after the settlement of Vilare in Northern Bulgaria.
Vilare Island is located at -62.3518°N -59.6764°W, which is 1.7 km north-northeast of Misnomer Point and 290 m west-southwest of Shipot Point. Bulgarian mapping in 2009.