Calliope Beach

Location of Snow Island in the South Shetland Islands
Morton Strait from Livingston Island, with Snow Island in the background featuring Calliope Beach on the left and Linus Beach on the right
Topographic map of Livingston, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands

Calliope Beach (Bulgarian: бряг Калиопа, romanized: bryag Kaliopa, IPA: [ˈbrʲak kɐliˈɔpɐ]) is the ice-free 2.9 km long beach on the north side of President Head, Snow Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is part of the south coast of Morton Strait, situated east of Karposh Point and north of Oeagrus Beach.[1] The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.[2]

The feature is named after the nymph Calliope, mother of the mythical Thracian musician Orpheus.[1]

  1. ^ a b Calliope Beach. 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.