Surface area is 148 square kilometres (57 sq mi).

[1] The discovery of the South Shetland Islands was first reported in 1819 by Capt.

The island hosts no research stations or camps, and is seldom visited by scientists or mountaineers.

Its interior is entirely occupied by the Imeon Range, rising to 2,025 m (6,644 ft) (Mount Foster).

[2][3] The first detailed topographic mapping of the island was made by the Antarctic Place-names Commission and the Military Geographic Service of the Bulgarian Army[4] and published in 2009[1] in both English and Bulgarian.