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 1.35 km in west-northwest direction and 470 m wide, with a surface area of 44 ha. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers. The feature is named after the British sealing ship Romeo under Captain James Johnson, which visited the South Shetlands in 1821–22, and moored in Clothier Harbour in March 1822.

Location

The midpoint is located at -62.37631°N, -59.92517°W and the island is lying 9.45 km northeast of Duff Point, Greenwich Island, 6.7 km southwest of Table Island, 4.05 km northwest of Stoker Island and 5.3 km north by west of Ongley Island (British mapping in 1962 and 1968, Chilean in 1971, Argentine in 1980, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009).

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