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Ongley Island

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Location
  
Antarctica

Length
  
1.35 km (0.839 mi)

Population
  
Uninhabited

Island group
  
South Shetland Islands

Archipelago
  
South Shetland Islands

Width
  
0.47 km (0.292 mi)

Area
  
44 ha

Ongley Island

Ongley Island is a rugged rocky island lying off the north coast of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Extending 1.35 km (0.84 mi) in west-northwest direction and 470 m (510 yd) wide, with a surface area of 44 hectares (110 acres). The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.

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Map of Ongley Island, Antarctica

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

Location

The midpoint is located at 62°25′48″S 59°53′14.6″W and the island is lying 3.7 km (2.3 mi) west of Dee Island, 1.73 km (1.07 mi) north by east of Aprilov Point, Greenwich Island, 2.74 km (1.70 mi) northeast of Miletich Point, Greenwich Island, 2.52 km (1.57 mi) east-northeast of Kabile Island, 5.3 km (3.3 mi) south by east of Romeo Island and 3.7 km (2.3 mi) southwest of Stoker Island (British mapping in 1935 and 1968, Argentine in 1957, Chilean in 1971, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009).

Map

  • L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
  • References

    Ongley Island Wikipedia