Rogozen Island

Rogozen Island (Bulgarian: остров Рогозен, romanized: ostrov Rogozen, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ˈrɔɡozɛn]) is a conspicuous island off the northwest coast of Robert Island, South Shetland Islands situated 920 m (1,010 yd) north-northeast of Cornwall Island, 470 m (510 yd) south-southwest of Heywood Island, and 1.74 km (1.08 mi) northwest of Svetulka Island in the Onogur group. Extending 760 m (830 yd) in east-west direction and 260 m (280 yd) wide. Surface area 16 hectares (40 acres).[1]

Rogozen Island
Location of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands
Rogozen Island
Location of Rogozen Island
Rogozen Island
Rogozen Island (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates62°19′54″S 59°42′00″W
ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Area16 ha (40 acres)[1]
Length0.76 km (0.472 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

Bulgarian early mapping in 2009. Named after the settlement of Rogozen in northwestern Bulgaria in connection with the Rogozen Thracian treasure.

See also

Notes
  1. 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

References


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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