| Cacho Island | |
| Map: | Antarctica#South Shetland Islands |
| Map Relief: | yes |
| Location: | Antarctica |
| Coordinates: | -62.8326°N -61.4764°W |
| Archipelago: | South Shetland Islands |
| Area Ha: | 19 |
| Length M: | 750 |
| Width M: | 350 |
| Population: | uninhabited |
| Country: | None |
| Treaty System: | Antarctic Treaty System |
Cacho Island (Bulgarian: остров Качо|ostrov Cacho, in Bulgarian pronounced as /ˈɔstrof ˈkat͡ʃo/) is the conspicuous 250 m long in east–west direction and 100 m wide rocky island separated by a 160 m wide passage from Aktinia Beach on the southwest coast of Snow Island in the South Shetland Islands. Surface area 1.63 ha.[1] The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.[2]
The feature is named after the Spanish physicist, polar explorer and author Javier Cacho Gómez, participant in the 1986/87 Spanish Antarctic expedition and base commander at Juan Carlos I base in subsequent seasons, for his contribution to the promotion of Antarctica and support for the Bulgarian Antarctic programme.[1]
Cacho Island is located at -62.8326°N -61.4764°W, which is 315 m south of Rebrovo Point and 2.5 km west-northwest of Cape Conway. Bulgarian mapping in 2009.