Onogur Islands

Onogur Islands
Onogur Islands

Location of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 62°21′07″S 59°41′00″W / 62.35194°S 59.6833333°W / -62.35194; -59.6833333
Archipelago South Shetland Islands
Area 21 ha (52 acres)[1]
Country
Demographics
Population 0
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Onogur Islands (Bulgarian: Оногурски острови, ‘Onogurski ostrovi’ o-no-'gur-ski 'os-tro-vi) is the group of nine islands and some islets and rocks adjacent to the northwest coast of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Situated between Carlota Cove to the southwest and Clothier Harbour to the northeast, and 700 m (770 yd) southeast of Cornwall Island. The surface areas of the largest two islands are 11 hectares (27 acres) and 10 hectares (25 acres) respectively.[1]

The island group is named after the settlement of Onogur in northeastern Bulgaria in connection with the Onogur Bulgars (5th-7th century).

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Location

Onogur Islands are located at 62°21′07″S 59°41′00″W / 62.35194°S 59.6833333°W / -62.35194; -59.6833333. British mapping in 1822 and 1968, Chilean in 1971, Argentine in 1980, and Bulgarian in 2009.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 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

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