Visokoi Island

Visokoi Island is an uninhabited volcanic island and one the three that constitute a subgroup of the South Sandwich Islands, in the Southern Ocean.
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  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of around 120 metres (400 feet)
  • …was formerly known as “Thorson Island”

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Latitude
-56.70664° or 56° 42′ 24″ south
Longitude
-27.1946° or 27° 11′ 41″ west
Open location code
39MJ7RV4+85
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
natural = coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place = island
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Visokoi Island” goes by many names.
Vısoki adasıAzerbaijani
Vısokiy adasıAzerbaijani
Enez VisokoiBreton
Illa VisokoiCatalan
Visokoi IslandCebuano
維索科伊島Chinese
维索科伊岛Chinese
Visokoi EilandDutch
Isola di VisokoiItalian
isola VisokoiItalian
ビソコイ島Japanese
ワーディー岬Japanese
VisokijaLatvian
Visokoi IslandNorwegian
VisokoiøyaNorwegian
Visokoi IslandNorwegian Bokmål
Visokoi IslandNorwegian Nynorsk
Visokoi-īegOld English (ca. 450-1100)
جزیره ویسوکویPersian
ВысокийRussian
Visokoi IslandSwedish
Visokoi AdasıTurkish
ВисокийUkrainian
Високий (острів, Південні Сандвічеві острови)Ukrainian

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