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Young Island (66°17′S 162°25′E) is the northernmost and westernmost of the three main islands in the uninhabited Balleny Islands group located in the Southern Ocean. It lies 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) northwest of Buckle Island, some 115 kilometres (71 mi) north-northeast of Belousov Point on the Antarctic mainland.
 Young Island is the northernmost of the Balleny Islands | |
  Young Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica (Subantarctic island) |
| Coordinates | 66°17′S 162°25′E |
| Archipelago | Balleny Islands |
| Length | 35 km (21.7 mi) |
| Width | 7 km (4.3 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,340 m (4400 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
The island is roughly semi-oval in shape, with a long straight east coast and a curved west coast meeting at Cape Scoresby in the south and Cape Ellsworth in the north. The distance between these two capes is 19 nautical miles (22 mi), and at its widest the island is 4 nautical miles (4.6 mi) across.[1] The island is volcanic, with active fumaroles, and a height of 1,340 metres (4,400 feet). It is entirely covered with snow. An explosive VEI-7 eruption occurred from Young Island 1,700,000 years ago.[2]
Several small islets lie in the channel separating Cape Scoresby and Buckle Island, the largest of which is Borradaile Island. Several sea stacks lie off the island's northern tip. These are known as the Seal Rocks.
The island forms part of the Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand (see Antarctic territorial claims).
See also
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Young Island
- "VOGRIPA". Archived from the original on 14 May 2016.
- LeMasurier, W. E.; Thomson, J.W., eds. (1990). Volcanoes of the Antarctic Plate and Southern Oceans. American Geophysical Union. p. 512 pp. ISBN 0-87590-172-7.
External links
- "Young Island". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
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[de] Young Island (Balleny-Inseln)
Young Island ist die gleichsam nördlichste und westlichste der drei großen Balleny-Inseln, welche im Südlichen Ozean etwa 350 Kilometer vom antarktischen Festland entfernt liegen. Sie gehört zum Ross-Nebengebiet, dem von Neuseeland beanspruchten Antarktisterritorium.- [en] Young Island
[es] Isla Young
La isla Young es la más septentrional y la más occidental de las tres islas principales de las deshabitadas islas Balleny, el grupo está localizado en el océano Antártico. Está a 8 km al noroeste de la isla Buckle, y a unos 115 km al nornordeste del cabo Belousov sobre el continente Antártico.[fr] Île Young
L'île Young est la plus septentrionale et occidentale des trois îles principales de l'archipel inhabité des îles Balleny, un groupe d'îles de l’océan Austral. Elle est située à 32 km au nord-ouest de l'île Buckle et à 351 km au nord-nord-est de Knight Nunatak (en) sur le continent Antarctique.[ru] Янг (остров)
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