Rogozen Island

62°19′54″S 59°42′00″W / 62.33167°S 59.70000°W / -62.33167; -59.70000ArchipelagoSouth Shetland IslandsArea16 ha (40 acres)^[1]Length0.76 km (0.472 mi)AdministrationAdministered under the Antarctic Treaty SystemDemographicsPopulationuninhabited

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]

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

62°19′54″S 59°42′00″W / 62.33167°S 59.70000°W / -62.33167; -59.70000

See also

• Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
• List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
• SCAR
• Territorial claims in Antarctica

Notes

References

• Rogozen Island. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)

External links

• Rogozen Island. Copernix satellite image

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