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 380m in southeast-northwest direction and 40m wide. The feature comprises two parts connected by a spit, and is separated from Redina Island, Kovach Island and Leeve Island by passages 120m, 160m and 130m wide respectively.
Oescus Island
Location of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands
The island is named after the ancient Roman town of Oescus in Northern Bulgaria.
Location
Oescus Island is located at 62°21′07″S59°41′15.5″W, which is 1.42km north of Misnomer Point and 890m west of Shipot Point. British mapping in 1968 and Bulgarian mapping in 2009.
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
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