Desolation Island (South Shetland Islands)
Desolation Iceland | ||
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View from Vidin Heights to Desolation Island (center) with Miladinovi Islets (left) and Wood Island (front left) | ||
Waters | Hero Bay , Drake Street | |
Archipelago | South Shetland Islands | |
Geographical location | 62 ° 27 ′ S , 60 ° 21 ′ W | |
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Highest elevation |
Burel Hill 152 m |
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Map of Livingston Island with Desolation Island in Hero Bay |
Desolation Island (from English desolation , desolation, wasteland ' ) is a V-shaped island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is to the east of the entrance to Hero Bay off the north coast of Livingston Island at a distance of 8 km west of Williams Point .
It was discovered in 1820 by the British navigator Edward Bransfield , who named it after the desolate impression the island made on him.
Web links
- Desolation Island in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Desolation Island on geographic.org (English)