Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 62°21′07″S 59°41′15.5″W / 62.35194°S 59.687639°W |
Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Oescus Island ( Bulgarian: остров Ескус, romanized: ostrov Eskus, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ˈɛskos]) is the low ice-free island in the Onogur group off the northwest coast of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica extending 380 m in southeast–northwest direction and 40 m wide. The feature comprises two parts connected by a spit, and is separated from Redina Island, Kovach Island and Leeve Island by passages 120 m, 160 m and 130 m wide respectively.
The island is named after the ancient Roman town of Oescus in Northern Bulgaria.
Oescus Island is located at 62°21′07″S 59°41′15.5″W / 62.35194°S 59.687639°W, which is 1.42 km north of Misnomer Point and 890 m west of Shipot Point. British mapping in 1968 and Bulgarian mapping in 2009.
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
Geography | |
---|---|
Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 62°21′07″S 59°41′15.5″W / 62.35194°S 59.687639°W |
Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Oescus Island ( Bulgarian: остров Ескус, romanized: ostrov Eskus, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ˈɛskos]) is the low ice-free island in the Onogur group off the northwest coast of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica extending 380 m in southeast–northwest direction and 40 m wide. The feature comprises two parts connected by a spit, and is separated from Redina Island, Kovach Island and Leeve Island by passages 120 m, 160 m and 130 m wide respectively.
The island is named after the ancient Roman town of Oescus in Northern Bulgaria.
Oescus Island is located at 62°21′07″S 59°41′15.5″W / 62.35194°S 59.687639°W, which is 1.42 km north of Misnomer Point and 890 m west of Shipot Point. British mapping in 1968 and Bulgarian mapping in 2009.
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.