Kaliman Island Explained

Kaliman Island
Image Map Caption:Location of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
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Nickname:The Great Big
Location:Antarctica
Coordinates:-62.6253°N -60.6622°W
Archipelago:South Shetland Islands
Total Islands:13
Major Islands:2
Population:uninhabited
Country:Antarctica
Treaty System:Antarctic Treaty System

Kaliman Island (Bulgarian: остров Калиман|ostrov Kaliman, in Bulgarian pronounced as /ˈɔstrof kɐliˈman/) is the triangular, flat rocky island extending 250 m in south-southeast to north-northwest direction and 80 m wide in Walker Bay, Livingston Island in Antarctica. It is named after Czar Kaliman Asen of Bulgaria (1241–1246 AD).

Location

Kaliman Island is located at -62.6253°N -60.6622°W, which is 3.9 km northwest of Hannah Point, 9.5 km northeast of Bond Point and 4.62 km south of Snow Peak, and connected to Livingston Island on the north by a 600 m long moraine tombolo. Formed as result of the retreat of Verila Glacier in the first decade of 21st century. Bulgarian mapping in 2009 and 2017.

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