 Topographic map ofLivingston,Greenwich,Robert,Snow andSmith Islands; Cacho Island is shown as linked to Snow Island by a tiny isthmus that exists no longer | |
  Cacho Island Location of Cacho Island Show map of Antarctica Cacho Island Cacho Island (South Shetland Islands) Show map of South Shetland Islands | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°49′57.4″S61°28′35″W / 62.832611°S 61.47639°W /-62.832611; -61.47639 |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
| Area | 19 ha (47 acres) |
| Length | 750 m (2460 ft) |
| Width | 350 m (1150 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under theAntarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Cacho Island (Bulgarian:остров Качо,romanized: ostrov Cacho,IPA:[ˈɔstrofˈkat͡ʃo]) is the conspicuous 750 m long (250 m in east–west direction) and 350 m wide (100 m in north-south direction) rocky island separated by a 160 m wide passage fromAktinia Beach on the southwest coast ofSnow Island in theSouth Shetland Islands. Surface area 1.63 ha.[1] The area was visited by early 19th centurysealers.[2]
The feature is named after theSpanish physicist, polar explorer and authorJavier Cacho Gómez, participant in the 1986/87 Spanish Antarctic expedition and base commander atJuan Carlos I base in subsequent seasons, for his contribution to the promotion ofAntarctica and support for the Bulgarian Antarctic programme.[1]
Cacho Island is located at62°49′57.4″S61°28′35″W / 62.832611°S 61.47639°W /-62.832611; -61.47639, which is 315 m south ofRebrovo Point and 2.5 km west-northwest ofCape Conway. Bulgarian mapping in 2009.
This article includes information from theAntarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
