Valchedram Island
Valchedram Island is an ice-free island off the north coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica extending 280 m in southeast-northwest direction. The feature is named after the town of Valchedram in northwestern Bulgaria.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include San Telmo Island and Toqui Hill.
San Telmo Island
Islet
San Telmo Island is an island forming the west side of Shirreff Cove on the north-west coast of Ioannes Paulus II Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. It has a surface area of 22 hectares. San Telmo Island is situated 2½ km south of Valchedram Island.
Toqui Hill
Peak
Toqui Hill is the 82 m summit of the small ice-free promontory forming the north extremity of Ioannes Paulus II Peninsula, western Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and ending up in Cape Shirreff. Toqui Hill is situated 2½ km southeast of Valchedram Island.
Cape Shirreff and San Telmo Island, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands
Protected area
Photo: NOAA Photo Library, Public domain.
Cape Shirreff and San Telmo Island, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands is a protected area.
Valchedram Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in the South Shetland Islands in the Southern Ocean
- Categories: island, locality, and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-62.45144° or 62° 27′ 5″ southLongitude
-60.81305° or 60° 48′ 47″ westOpen location code
379XG5XP+CQOpenStreetMap ID
way 1236929864OpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
8520972Wikidata ID
Q7909325
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Valchedram Island” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Вълчедръм (остров)”
- Bulgarian: “Вълчедръм”
- Cebuano: “Valchedram Island”
- Chinese: “沃爾切德勒姆島”
- Dutch: “Valchedram Island”
- German: “Valchedram Island”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Valchedram Island”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Valchedram Island”
- Norwegian: “Valchedram Island”
- Portuguese: “Ilha Valchedram”
- Spanish: “Isla Valchedram”
- Swedish: “Valchedram Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Station P and Camp Livingston.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pinochet de la Barra Beach and Shirreff Base.
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