Extending 600 by 300 m (660 by 330 yd), surface area 17 hectares (42 acres).

The island is named after the settlement of Balsha in western Bulgaria.

British mapping in 1968, Chilean in 1971, Argentine in 1980, Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009.

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.

This Livingston Island location article is a stub.