Aspis Island

Aspis Island
Location of Varna Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Aspis Island
Location of Aspis Island
Aspis Island
Aspis Island (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
Coordinates62°27′54.5″S 60°08′59.1″W / 62.465139°S 60.149750°W / -62.465139; -60.149750
ArchipelagoDunbar Islands
Highest elevation15 m (49 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Aspis Island is a small, low-lying, ice-free island rising to 15 metres (49 ft), easternmost in the Dunbar group off the northwest coast of Varna Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.

The feature is named after the Aspis, a small musical dragon, often portrayed in medieval literature.