Mirnyy Island
| Mirnyy Island | ||
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| Waters | South Atlantic | |
| Archipelago | South Georgia | |
| Geographical location | 54 ° 49 ′ S , 36 ° 14 ′ W | |
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Mirnyy Island is an island off the south coast of South Georgia in the South Atlantic . It is the closest to the coast of two neighboring islands halfway between the bays Ranvik and Trollhul . It belongs to the breeding areas of the wandering albatross .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2009. It is named after the Mirny , Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen's research ship on the first Russian Antarctic expedition (1819–1821).
Web links
- Mirnyy Island . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (English)