Leskov Island

Leskov Island is one of the three that form a subgroup of the South Sandwich Islands, in the Southern Ocean. The island is named after Russian sailor Arcady Leskov.
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Leskov Island

Latitude
-56.66667° or 56° 40′ south
Longitude
-28.16667° or 28° 10′ west
Open location code
39MH8RMM+88
Geo­Names ID
3426399
Wiki­data ID
Q1310153
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Leskov Island” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: Leskov adası
  • Cebuano: Leskov Island
  • Chinese: 列斯科夫島
  • Dutch: Leskoveiland
  • French: île Leskov
  • French: Île Leskov
  • German: Leskov Island
  • Japanese: レスコフ島
  • Latvian: Ļeskova sala
  • Macedonian: Лесков
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Leskov Island
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Leskov Island i Sør-Sandwichøyane
  • Norwegian: Leskov Island
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): Leskovīeg
  • Persian: جزیره لسکوف
  • Portuguese: Ilha Leskov
  • Russian: Остров Лескова
  • Spanish: Isla Leskov
  • Swedish: Leskov Island
  • Turkish: Leskov Adası
  • Ukrainian: Острів Лєскова

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