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'''Desolation Island''' is one of the minor [[island]]s in the [[South Shetland Islands|South Shetlands]] archipelago, [[Antarctica]], which is situated off the north coast of [[Livingston Island]]. |
'''Desolation Island''' is one of the minor [[island]]s in the [[South Shetland Islands|South Shetlands]] archipelago, [[Antarctica]], which is situated off the north coast of [[Livingston Island]]. |
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The island was discovered on 15 October [[1819]] by Captain [[William Smith (mariner)|William Smith]] in the English merchant brig ''Williams'' during his second visit to the islands. The anchorage [[Blythe Bay]] at the southeast side of Desolation Island was frequented by the early [[Nineteenth century]] [[England|English]] and [[USA|American]] sealers. |
The island was discovered on [[15 October]] [[1819]] by Captain [[William Smith (mariner)|William Smith]] in the English merchant brig ''Williams'' during his second visit to the islands. The anchorage [[Blythe Bay]] at the southeast side of Desolation Island was frequented by the early [[Nineteenth century]] [[England|English]] and [[USA|American]] sealers. |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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Revision as of 02:08, 29 August 2008
Desolation Island is one of the minor islands in the South Shetlands archipelago, Antarctica, which is situated off the north coast of Livingston Island.
The island was discovered on 15 October 1819 by Captain William Smith in the English merchant brig Williams during his second visit to the islands. The anchorage Blythe Bay at the southeast side of Desolation Island was frequented by the early Nineteenth century English and American sealers.
See also
Map
- L.L. Ivanov et al, Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands (from English Strait to Morton Strait, with illustrations and ice-cover distribution), 1:100000 scale topographic map, Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, Sofia, 2005
