Oescus Island

Oescus Island
Location of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands
Oescus Island is located in Antarctica
Oescus Island
Oescus Island
Location of Oescus Island
Oescus Island is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Oescus Island
Oescus Island
Oescus Island (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates62°21′07″S 59°41′15.5″W / 62.35194°S 59.687639°W / -62.35194; -59.687639
ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Oescus Island (Bulgarian: остров Ескус, romanizedostrov Eskus, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ˈɛskos]) is the low ice-free island in the Onogur group off the northwest coast of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica extending 380 m in southeast–northwest direction and 40 m wide. The feature comprises two parts connected by a spit, and is separated from Redina Island, Kovach Island and Leeve Island by passages 120 m, 160 m and 130 m wide respectively.

The island is named after the ancient Roman town of Oescus in Northern Bulgaria.