Oeagrus Beach Explained

Oeagrus Beach (Bulgarian: бряг Еагър|bryag Eagar, in Bulgarian pronounced as /ˈbrʲak ɛˈaɡɤr/) is the ice-free 1.3 km long beach on the south side of President Head, Snow Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is situated west of St. Sofroniy Knoll and south of Calliope Beach.^[1] The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.^[2]

The feature is named after the mythical Thracian king Oeagrus, father of the musician and poet Orpheus.^[1]

Location

Oeagrus Beach is centred at -62.7347°N -61.2333°W. 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

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

External links

• Oeagrus Beach. Adjusted Copernix satellite image

Notes and References

1. https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=139202 Oeagrus 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.