Melyane Island
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 Location of Varna Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands | |
  Melyane Island Location of Melyane Island  Melyane Island Melyane Island (Antarctic Peninsula) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°28′44.2″S 60°11′23″W / 62.478944°S 60.18972°W |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Melyane Island (Bulgarian: остров Меляне, romanized: ostrov Melyane, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ˈmɛʎɐnɛ]) is the southernmost of Dunbar Islands off Varna Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands. The feature is ice-free, extending 280 m in southeast–northwest direction and 90 m wide. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.
The island is named after the settlement of Melyane in Northwestern Bulgaria.
Melyane Island is located at 62°28′44.2″S 60°11′23″W / 62.478944°S 60.18972°W, which is 250 m south of Balsha Island, 1.27 km west of Slab Point and 2.52 km north-northeast of Kotis Point, Livingston Island. British mapping in 1968 and Bulgarian mapping in 2009.
