Kaliman Island
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Nickname: The Great Big | |
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 Location of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands | |
  Kaliman Island Location on Antarctic Peninsula  Kaliman Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°37′31″S 60°39′44″W / 62.62528°S 60.66222°W |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
| Total islands | 13 |
| Major islands | 2 |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Kaliman Island (Bulgarian: остров Калиман, romanized: ostrov Kaliman, IPA: [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).
Kaliman Island is located at 62°37′31″S 60°39′44″W / 62.62528°S 60.66222°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.
