Zavala Island (Bulgarian: остров Завала, romanized:ostrov Zavala, IPA:[ˈɔstrov ˈzavɐɫɐ]) is an ice-free island in the Dunbar group off the northwest coast of Varna Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is extending 700 by 250m (770 by 270yd), with surface area 14 hectares (35 acres).[1] The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.
The island is named after the settlement of Zavala and the homonymous Zavala Mountain in western Bulgaria.
Location
Zavala Island is located at 62°28′12″S60°09′52″W, which is 1.3km (0.81mi) east-northeast of Balsha Island, 750m (820yd) southwest of Aspis Island, 800m (870yd) north of Slab Point, and 350m (380yd) west of Organpipe Point. Bulgarian topographic survey by the Tangra 2004/05 expedition. British mapping in 1968, Chilean in 1971, Argentine in 1980, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 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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