Desolation Island is one of the minor islands in the South Shetlands archipelago, Antarctica situated at the entrance to Hero Bay, Livingston Island. The island is V-shaped with its northern coast indented by Kozma Cove. Surface area 3.12 square kilometres (1.20sqmi).[1]
Island in Antarctica
For other uses, see Desolation Island.
Desolation Island
Desolation Island and Blythe Bay from Vidin Heights, 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.
Location
The island's midpoint is located at 62°27′27.9″S60°20′48.3″W, with the island lying 6.9km (4.3mi) northwest of Kotis Point, 8.7km (5.4mi) west of Williams Point and 9.7km (6.0mi) north-northeast of Siddins Point. British mapping in 1820 and 1968, Chilean in 1971, Argentine in 1980, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009.
See also
Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica– Authoritative international gazetteer containing all the Antarctic toponyms
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.
L. Ivanov. General Geography and History of Livingston Island. In: Bulgarian Antarctic Research: A Synthesis. Eds. C. Pimpirev and N. Chipev. Sofia: St. Kliment Ohridski University Press, 2015. pp.17–28. ISBN978-954-07-3939-7
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