Desolation Island

Desolation Island is one of the minor in the archipelago, situated at the entrance to , . The island is V-shaped with its northern coast indented by .
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  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (20 feet)
  • Description: island in Antarctica
  • Also known as
    “Desolacion, Isla”
    “Isla Desolación”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Burel Hill and Miladinovi Islets.
is an ice-free hill rising 152 metres…
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is a group of two small rocky…
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Desolation Island

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Latitude
-62.45641° or 62° 27′ 23″ south
Longitude
-60.33926° or 60° 20′ 21″ west
Open location code
379XGMV6+C7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 224764180
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
6632062
Wiki­data ID
Q2276080

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Desolation Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Desolación”
  • Chinese: “德瑟萊申島”
  • Dutch: “Desolación”
  • Dutch: “Desolation Island”
  • French: “Île Desolation”
  • German: “Desolation Island”
  • German: “Isla Desolación”
  • Italian: “Desolation Island”
  • Italian: “Isola Desolation”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Desolation Island i Sør-Shetlandsøyane”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Desolation Island på Sør-Shetlandsøyane”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Desolation Island”
  • Polish: “Desolation Island”
  • Spanish: “Desolación, Isla”
  • Spanish: “Isla Desolación”
  • Swedish: “Desolación”
  • Swedish: “Desolation Island, Antarktis”
  • Turkish: “Desolation Adası”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Wood Island and Balsha Island.

Antarctica: Highlights

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