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Rogozen Island

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Rogozen Island is a small, uninhabited island off the northwest coast of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It covers about 16 hectares (40 acres) and is roughly 0.76 km long (east-west) and 0.26 km wide.

The island lies about 920 meters north-northeast of Cornwall Island, 470 meters south-southwest of Heywood Island, and 1.74 kilometers northwest of Svetulka Island in the Onogur group.

Bulgarian mapping was done in 2009, and the island is named after the Bulgarian town of Rogozen, in connection with the Rogozen Thracian treasure. Bulgarian name: остров Рогозен (ostrov Rogozen). Coordinates: 62°19′54″S 59°42′00″W.

Rogozen Island is part of Antarctica and is governed under the Antarctic Treaty System. It is uninhabited.


This page was last edited on 3 February 2026, at 17:20 (CET).