Oescus Island
# Oescus Island

Oescus Island (Bulgarian: остров Ескус, romanized: ostrov Eskus, IPA:) 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.

## Location

Oescus Island is located at 62°21′07″S 59°41′15.5″W﻿ / ﻿62.35194°S 59.687639°W﻿ / -62.35194; -59.687639, which is 1.42 km north of Misnomer Point and 890 m west of Shipot Point. British mapping in 1968 and Bulgarian mapping in 2009.

