Elysian Beach Explained

Elysian Beach (Bulgarian: Елисейски бряг|Eliseyski bryag, in Bulgarian pronounced as /ɛliˈsɛjski ˈbrʲak/) is the ice-free 2 km long beach on the east side of Byewater Point on the northwest coast of Snow Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.^[1] The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.^[2]

The feature is named after the Elysian Fields, part of the underworld in Greek mythology.^[1]

Location

Elysian Beach is centred at -62.7514°N -61.4833°W, which is 6.25 km west-southwest of Irnik Point. Bulgarian mapping in 2009 and 2017.

Maps

• L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2010. (First edition 2009.)
• L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Smith Island. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2017.
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated

References

• Elysian Beach. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)

External links

• Elysian Beach. Adjusted Copernix satellite image

Notes and References

1. https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=139205 Elysian Beach.
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.