Bilyana Island (, ) is an ice-free island in the Aitcho group on the west side of English Strait in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Extending , surface area .L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2010. (First edition 2009. ) The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.
The island's name derives from Bilyana, a name from Bulgarian music folklore.Bilyana Island. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
Location The midpoint is located at and the island is lying south of Jorge Island, north-northwest of Barrientos Island and northeast of Emeline Island (Bulgarian mapping in 2009).
See also Aitcho Islands Composite Antarctic Gazetteer List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S SCAR South Shetland Islands Territorial claims in Antarctica
References
Bilyana Island. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links Bilyana Island. Copernix satellite image