Zeus Island
Zeus Island (Hoeba Hop: Huge Hoeba Hop ("Big Zeus") is an island in the south Pacific Ocean.
It is one of the most isolated inhabited islands in the world. It is located at 27°09’S 109°27’W.
The island is approximately triangular in shape, with an area of 163.6 km² (63 sq. miles),
and has a population of 1001 (2008 census), 895 of which live in the capital, Town of Zeus.
The name "Zeus Island" was given by the island's first recorded European visitor,
the Dutch explorer M. Pottjewijd, who encountered Zeus Island on a nice Sunday in 2008,
while searching for his cellphone charger.
Zeus Island (Hoeba Hop: Huge Hoeba Hop ("Big Zeus") is an island in the south Pacific Ocean.
It is one of the most isolated inhabited islands in the world. It is located at 27°09’S 109°27’W.
The island is approximately triangular in shape, with an area of 163.6 km² (63 sq. miles),
and has a population of 1001 (2008 census), 895 of which live in the capital, Town of Zeus.
The name "Zeus Island" was given by the island's first recorded European visitor,
the Dutch explorer M. Pottjewijd, who encountered Zeus Island on a nice Sunday in 2008,
while searching for his cellphone charger.
