Korsis Island (Bulgarian: остров Корсис, romanizedostrov Korsis, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ˈkɔrsis]) is the rocky island lying 150 m off the northwest coast of Snow Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It extends 300 m in southeast-northwest direction and 180 m wide. The feature is named after the Bulgarian military commander Korsis, 9th century.

Location of Snow Island in the South Shetland Islands
Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands

Location

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Korsis Island is located at 62°44′49.5″S 61°29′44″W / 62.747083°S 61.49556°W / -62.747083; -61.49556, which is 1750 m northeast of Byewater Point, 760 m east-northeast of Gergini Reef and 2.93 km southwest of Bizone Rock. Bulgarian mapping in 2009.

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This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.