Ongley Island Explained

Ongley Island
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Location:Antarctica
Coordinates:-62.43°N -59.8874°W
Archipelago:South Shetland Islands
Area Km2:0.44
Length Km:1.35
Width Km:0.47
Population:Uninhabited
Country:None
Treaty System:Antarctic Treaty System

Ongley Island is a rugged rocky island lying off the north coast of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Extending 1.35km (00.84miles) in west-northwest direction and 470m (1,540feet) wide, with a surface area of 44ha.[1] The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.

The feature is named after L.T. Ongley, cartographer in the Admiralty Hydrographic Department in 1935.

Location

The midpoint is located at -62.43°N -59.8874°W and the island is lying 3.7km (02.3miles) west of Dee Island, 1.73km (01.07miles) north by east of Aprilov Point, Greenwich Island, 2.74km (01.7miles) northeast of Miletich Point, Greenwich Island, 2.52km (01.57miles) east-northeast of Kabile Island, 5.3km (03.3miles) south by east of Romeo Island and 3.7km (02.3miles) southwest of Stoker Island (British mapping in 1935 and 1968, Argentine in 1957, Chilean in 1971, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009).

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Notes and References

  1. L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009.