Alcheh Island facts for kids
Location of Alcheh Island
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Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 66°24′47″S 67°05′30″W / 66.41306°S 67.09167°W |
Archipelago | Biscoe Islands |
Area | 21.72 ha (53.7 acres) |
Length | 900 m (3,000 ft) |
Width | 340 m (1,120 ft) |
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Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | uninhabited |
Alcheh Island (Bulgarian: остров Алшех, romanized: ostrov Alcheh) is the ice-covered island in the Barcroft group of Biscoe Islands in Antarctica 900 m long in south-southwest to north-northeast direction and 340 m wide. Its surface area is 21.72 ha.
The feature is named after the Bulgarian Argentine architect Deiana Alcheh for her support for the infrastructure development of the Bulgarian Antarctic base.
Location
Alcheh Island is centred at 66°24′47″S 67°05′30″W / 66.41306°S 67.09167°W, which is 1.95 km southeast of Watkins Island, 305 m west of Irving Island and 500 m east of St. Brigid Island. British mapping in 1976.
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