Ogygia Island

Ogygia Island
Topographic map of Livingston, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands featuring Ogygia Island
Ogygia Island is located in Antarctica
Ogygia Island
Ogygia Island
Location of Ogygia Island
Ogygia Island is located in South Shetland Islands
Ogygia Island
Ogygia Island
Ogygia Island (South Shetland Islands)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates62°46′34″S 61°14′15″W / 62.77611°S 61.23750°W / -62.77611; -61.23750
ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Area2 ha (4.9 acres)
Length420 m (1380 ft)
Width70 m (230 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

Ogygia Island (Bulgarian: остров Огигия, romanizedostrov Ogygia, IPA: [ˈɔstrof oˈɟiɟjɐ]) is the 420 m long in west-east direction and 70 m wide rocky island separated by a 110 m wide passage from Hall Peninsula on the east side of Snow Island in the South Shetland Islands. Surface area 2 ha. It is part of the southwest coast of Ivaylo Cove.[1] The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.[2]

The feature is named after the mythical island Ogygia, home of the nymph Calypso.[1]

  1. ^ a b Ogygia Island. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
  2. ^ L. Ivanov. General Geography and History of Livingston Island. In: Bulgarian Antarctic Research: A Synthesis. Eds. C. Pimpirev and N. Chipev. Sofia: St. Kliment Ohridski University Press, 2015. pp. 17–28.