Dot Island

Dot Island in the sub-Antarctic is a tiny lying 0.6 nautical miles west of Tern Island in the south part of the , South Georgia. It was first charted by Robert Cushman Murphy in 1912–13 and surveyed in 1929–30 by Discovery Investigations personnel, who probably so named it because of its size and minute appearance when represented on charts.
Wikipedia
  • Islet
  • …lies at an elevation of around 30 metres (90 feet)
  • …is also known as “Dot Islet”
  • Description: island in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, United Kingdom

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tern Island and Albatross Island.
in the south part of the …
is a small islet located 2 miles southeast of in the . is situated 2½ km north of Dot Island.
is a small, tussock-covered island… is situated 4 km northeast of Dot Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Salisbury Plain.
Pismire, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a broad coastal plain found with… is situated 2½ km south of Dot Island.

Dot Island

This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Latitude
-54.04791° or 54° 2′ 53″ south
Longitude
-37.34931° or 37° 20′ 58″ west
Open location code
39Q4XM22+R7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 662936927
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
3426509
Wiki­data ID
Q5299392

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Dot Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جزيرة دوت”
  • Cebuano: “Dot Island”
  • Chinese: “多特島”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جزيرة دوت”
  • German: “Dot Island”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dot Island”
  • Spanish: “Isla Dot”
  • Swedish: “Dot Island”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Dot Island”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Salisbury Plain and Paul Beach.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Alert Rock and Invisible Island.

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Highlights

Learn more about Grytviken and South Georgia Island.
“I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.”

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.