Kovach Island (Bulgarian: остров Ковач, romanized:ostrov Kovach, IPA:[ˈɔstrof koˈvat͡ʃ]) is the westernmost island in the Onogur group off the northwest coast of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The feature is rocky, extending 630m in southwest-northeast direction and 240m wide. It is separated from Grod Island by a 100m wide passage. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.
For other uses, see Kovach (disambiguation).
Kovach Island
Location of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands
The island is named after the settlement of Kovach in Southern Bulgaria.
Location
Kovach Island is located 1.17km north of Misnomer Point, 760m southeast of Cornwall Island and 1.08km west of Shipot Point. British mapping in 1968 and Bulgarian mapping in 2009.
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
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