Mikhaylov Point

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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  • Type: Cape
  • Description: cape in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
  • Also known as: Low Point” and “Punta Baja

Places of Interest

Highlights include Visokoi Island and Mount Hodson.

Island
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
is an uninhabited volcanic island and one the three that constitute a subgroup of the South Sandwich Islands, in the Southern Ocean.

Volcano
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
is an ice-covered stratovolcano and the highest point on , South Sandwich Islands. It might have erupted in 1830 and 1930, and the summit usually steams.

Mikhaylov Point

Latitude
-56.73184° or 56° 43′ 55″ south
Longitude
-27.20073° or 27° 12′ 3″ west
Open location code
39MJ7Q9X+7P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6705061190
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
3426379
Wiki­data ID
Q376310
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Satellite Map

Discover Mikhaylov Point from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Mikhaylov Point” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Mikhaylov Point
  • Chinese: 米哈伊洛夫角
  • German: Mikhaylov Point
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Mikhaylov Point
  • Spanish: Punta Mijáilov
  • Spanish: Punta Mikhaylov
  • Swedish: Mikhaylov Point

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Highlights include Shamrock Hill and Coffin Rock.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mikhaylov Point”. Photo: Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 2.0.