Demon Island (South Shetland Islands)

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Demon Island
Map of the Byers Peninsula (Livingston Island) with Morton Strait (bottom left) and the Vardim Rocks, which include Demon Island
Map of the Byers Peninsula ( Livingston Island ) with Morton Strait (bottom left) and the Vardim Rocks , which include Demon Island
Waters Bransfield Street
Archipelago Vardim Rocks ( South Shetland Islands )
Geographical location 62 ° 40 '26 "  S , 61 ° 10' 55"  W Coordinates: 62 ° 40 '26 "  S , 61 ° 10' 55"  W
Demon Island (South Shetland Islands) (South Shetland Islands)
Demon Island (South Shetland Islands)
length 420 m
width 400 m

Demon Island ( English for demon island ) is a 420 m long and 400 m wide island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is the largest of the Vardim Rocks southwest of Devils Point , the southwestern extension of the Byers Peninsula on Livingston Island .

The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2011 based on the name of the neighboring Devils Point.

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