Osenovlag Island

Osenovlag Island (Bulgarian: остров Осеновлаг, romanized: ostrov Osenovlag, IPA: [ˈɔstrof oˈsɛnovɫɐk]) is the easternmost island in the Onogur group off the northwest coast of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is named after the settlement of Osenovlag in Western Bulgaria.

Osenovlag Island
Location of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands
Osenovlag Island
Location of Osenovlag Island
Osenovlag Island
Osenovlag Island (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates62°20′54.6″S 59°40′25″W
ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Description

The feature is rocky, extending 510 metres (1,670 ft) in southeast-northwest direction and 130 metres (430 ft) wide. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.[1]

The island is named after the settlement of Osenovlag in Western Bulgaria. British mapping took place in 1968 and Bulgarian mapping in 2009.[2]

Location

Osenovlag Island is located at 62°20′54.6″S 59°40′25″W, which is 3.55 kilometres (2.21 mi) northeast of Fort William Point and 1.24 kilometres (0.77 mi) southwest of Hammer Point. It is separated from Shipot Point by a 90-metre (300 ft) wide passage.[1]

Maps
  • L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4 (Second edition 2010, ISBN 978-954-92032-9-5)

See also
  • List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands

References
  1. "Osenovlag Island". Composite Antarctic Gazetteer. SCAR. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  2. "СПРАВОЧНИК НА БЪЛГАРСКИТЕ ГЕОГРАФСКИ ИМЕНА В АНТАРКТИКА" [Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer] (PDF) (in Bulgarian). Antarctic Place-names Commission, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Bulgaria. Retrieved 7 February 2020.

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

Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands.


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