Saunders Island

Saunders Island is a crescent-shaped island lying between and in the , a British Overseas Territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean.
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  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of around 400 metres (1,300 feet)
  • …is also known as “Saunders Island, South Sandwich Islands”
  • Description: island in the South Atlantic Ocean

Places of Interest Nearby

Discover Mount Michael and Ashen Hills.
NASA, Public domain.
Volcano
is an active stratovolcano on Saunders…
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Volcano
The are a ridge of rounded hills…
is a small plain just south…
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Latitude
-57.79647° or 57° 47′ 47″ south
Longitude
-26.46284° or 26° 27′ 46″ west
Open location code
39JM6G3P+CV
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
natural = coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place = island
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

See this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Saunders Island” goes by many names.
Saunders IrlaBasque
Saunders Irla (Hegoaldeko Sandwichak)Basque
Enez SaundersBreton
Illa SaundersCatalan
Saunders IslandCebuano
桑德斯岛Chinese
桑德斯島Chinese
SaunderseilandDutch
Isola di SaundersItalian
サンダース島Japanese
ソーンダース島Japanese
Sondersa salaLatvian
Saunders IslandNorwegian
SaundersøyaNorwegian
Saunders IslandNorwegian Bokmål
Saunders Island i Sør-SandwichøyaneNorwegian Nynorsk
SaundersīegOld English (ca. 450-1100)
Saundersīeg, Sūþsandwīc ĪeglandOld English (ca. 450-1100)
остров СандерсRussian
Остров СандерсаRussian
СондерсRussian
Saunders IslandSwedish

Notable Places Nearby

Discover Old crater and Brothers Rocks.
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