Main Island
Main Island is an island in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Main Island is situated nearby to the locality Heron Passage.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Acorn Rock and Vaughan Island.
Acorn Rock
Islet
The Willis Islands are a small archipelago to the west of South Georgia Island in the South Georgia Islands. They are 2 miles west of Bird Island, separated by the Stewart Strait.
Vaughan Island
Islet
The Willis Islands are a small archipelago to the west of South Georgia Island in the South Georgia Islands. They are 2 miles west of Bird Island, separated by the Stewart Strait.
Holgate Shoal
Shoal
The Willis Islands are a small archipelago to the west of South Georgia Island in the South Georgia Islands. They are 2 miles west of Bird Island, separated by the Stewart Strait. Holgate Shoal is situated 3½ km northwest of Main Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heron Passage and Pio Point.
Heron Passage
Locality
The Willis Islands are a small archipelago to the west of South Georgia Island in the South Georgia Islands. They are 2 miles west of Bird Island, separated by the Stewart Strait. Heron Passage is situated 2½ km east of Main Island.
Pio Point
Locality
Pio Point is a point forming the north side of the entrance to Johnson Cove at the west end of Bird Island, South Georgia. Roughly charted by DI personnel on the Discovery in the period 1926-30 and surveyed by HMS Owen in 1960–61. Pio Point is situated 9 km east of Main Island.
Main Island
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Isla Principal”
- Category: landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-54.00694° or 54° 0′ 25″ southLongitude
-38.21972° or 38° 13′ 11″ westElevation
204 metres (669 feet)Open location code
39Q3XQVJ+64GeoNames ID
3426387
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