| Pegas Island | |
| Map: | Antarctica#Antarctic Peninsula |
| Map Relief: | yes |
| Location: | Antarctica |
| Coordinates: | -65.0367°N -64.1389°W |
| Archipelago: | Wilhelm Archipelago |
| Area Ha: | 29.21 |
| Length M: | 987 |
| Width M: | 703 |
| Population: | uninhabited |
| Country: | None |
| Treaty System: | Antarctic Treaty System |
Pegas Island (bg|остров Пегас|ostrov Pegas, pronounced as /bg/) is the partly ice-free island 987 m long in west-southwest to east-northeast direction and 703 m wide in the Dannebrog Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Its surface area is 29.21 ha.[1]
The feature is named after Pegasus, the winged divine horse in Greek mythology, because of the island's shape supposedly resembling a winged horse, and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.[1]
Pegas Island is located at -65.0367°N -64.1389°W. It abuts Tigan Island on the north, and is situated 2.95 km northwest of Revolver Island and 65 m northeast of Hoatsin Island. British mapping in 2001.
