Ongley Island
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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 (0.838853194477239 mi) in west-northwest direction and 470 m (514 yd) wide, with a surface area of 44 hectares (108.7 acre). The area was visited by early 19th century sealers
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The feature is named after L.T. Ongley, cartographer in the Admiralty Hydrographic Department
in 1935.
, 1.73 km (1.1 mi) north by east of Aprilov Point
, Greenwich Island, 2.74 km (1.7 mi) northeast of Miletich Point
, Greenwich Island, 2.52 km (1.6 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).
Greenwich Island (South Shetland Islands)
Greenwich Island is an island long and from wide, lying between Robert Island and Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands. Surface area...
in the South Shetland Islands
South Shetland Islands
The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for...
, Antarctica. Extending 1.35 km (0.838853194477239 mi) in west-northwest direction and 470 m (514 yd) wide, with a surface area of 44 hectares (108.7 acre). The area was visited by early 19th century sealers
Seal hunting
Seal hunting, or sealing, is the personal or commercial hunting of seals. The hunt is currently practiced in five countries: Canada, where most of the world's seal hunting takes place, Namibia, the Danish region of Greenland, Norway and Russia...
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The feature is named after L.T. Ongley, cartographer in the Admiralty Hydrographic Department
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office
The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office is an organisation within the UK government responsible for providing navigational and other hydrographic information for national, civil and defence requirements...
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 IslandDee Island
Dee Island is the ice-free island lying between Greenwich Island and Aitcho Islands in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and is separated from Greenwich Island to the south by the wide Orión Passage and from Aitcho Islands to the northeast by the wide Villalón Passage. Extending , with the...
, 1.73 km (1.1 mi) north by east of Aprilov Point
Aprilov Point
Aprilov Point is a point on the north coast of Greenwich Island, Antarctica situated 6.9 km east of Duff Point, 2.1 km east-southeast of Kabile Island, 2.2 km east-northeast of Crutch Peaks, 1.8 km south of Ongley Island, 5.5 km west of Agüedo Point, and 2.3 km...
, Greenwich Island, 2.74 km (1.7 mi) northeast of Miletich Point
Miletich Point
Miletich Point is the rocky point forming the west side of the entrance to Haskovo Cove in Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands in Antarctica...
, Greenwich Island, 2.52 km (1.6 mi) east-northeast of Kabile Island
Kabile Island
Kabile Island is an Antarctic island extending in south-north direction and wide, situated off the north coast of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...
, 5.3 km (3.3 mi) south by east of Romeo Island
Romeo Island
Romeo Island is a rocky island lying off the north coast of Greenwich Island and west of Aitcho Islands in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Extending in west-northwest direction and wide, with a surface area of...
and 3.7 km (2.3 mi) southwest of Stoker Island
Stoker Island
Stoker Island is a rocky island lying off the north coast of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Extending , surface area...
(British mapping in 1935 and 1968, Argentine in 1957, Chilean in 1971, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009).
See also
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- Greenwich IslandGreenwich Island (South Shetland Islands)Greenwich Island is an island long and from wide, lying between Robert Island and Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands. Surface area...
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- SCARScientific Committee on Antarctic ResearchThe Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research is an interdisciplinary body of the International Council for Science . It was established in February 1958 to continue the international coordination of Antarctic scientific activities that had begun during the International Geophysical Year of 1957-58...
- South Shetland IslandsSouth Shetland IslandsThe South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for...
- Territorial claims in Antarctica
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.