Diomedea Island (South Georgia)
| Diomedea Island | ||
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| Waters | South Atlantic | |
| Archipelago | Kupriyanov Islands ( South Georgia ) | |
| Geographical location | 54 ° 45 ′ S , 36 ° 19 ′ W | |
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Diomedea Island is a tussock- covered island in the archipelago of South Georgia in the South Atlantic . It belongs to the Kuprijanow Islands and is located west of Poncet Island .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2009. The name is the Latin name for the wandering albatross ( Diomedea exulans ), whose breeding grounds the island belongs to.
Web links
- Diomedea Island . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (English)