Pickersgill Islands
The Pickersgill Islands are a small archipelago to the west of the main island of South Georgia. They are 15 miles southeast of Annenkov Island and 9 miles west-southwest of Leon Head, South Georgia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island group in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- Also known as: “Pickersgill Island” and “Pickersgills Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tanner Island.
Tanner Island
Islet
Tanner Island is the westernmost and largest of the Pickersgill Islands, rising to 145m off the south coast of South Georgia. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Dr.
Pickersgill Islands
- Categories: island group and landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Satellite Map
Discover Pickersgill Islands from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Pickersgill Islands” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pickersgill Islands”
- Chinese: “皮克斯吉爾群島”
- Dutch: “Pickersgilleilanden”
- French: “îles Pickersgill”
- French: “Îles Pickersgill”
- German: “Pickersgill-Inseln”
- Italian: “Isole Pickersgill”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Pickersgilløyene”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Pickersgilløyane”
- Norwegian: “Pickersgilløyene”
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Pickersgillīega”
- Spanish: “Islas Pickersgill”
- Swedish: “Pickersgill Islands”
- Swedish: “Pickersgillöarna”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Leon Head and Austin Head.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Freberg Rocks and Skontorp Rock.
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