Elysian Beach

Elysian Beach (Bulgarian: Елисейски бряг, romanized: Eliseyski bryag, IPA: [ɛliˈsɛjski ˈbrʲak]) is the ice-free 2 km long beach on the east side of Byewater Point on the northwest coast of Snow Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.

[1] The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.

[2] The feature is named after the Elysian Fields, part of the underworld in Greek mythology.

[1] Elysian Beach is centred at 62°45′05″S 61°29′00″W / 62.75139°S 61.48333°W / -62.75139; -61.48333, which is 6.25 km west-southwest of Irnik Point.

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