Blackstone Plain
Blackstone Plain is a small plain just south of Harper Point at the north end of Saunders Island, South Sandwich Islands. This lowland feature is made up of dark basaltic lavas and, in 1964, personnel from HMS Protector found it to be the only area of the island free from ice and snow.- Rock
- …lies at an elevation of around 310 metres (1,020 feet)
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Saunders Island and Mount Michael.
Saunders Island
Saunders Island is a crescent-shaped island lying…
3½ km southeast of Blackstone Plain
Mount Michael
Mount Michael is an active stratovolcano on Saunders…
4 km south of Blackstone Plain
Blackstone Plain
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- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-57.76811° or 57° 46′ 5″ south
Longitude
-26.48926° or 26° 29′ 21″ west
Open location code
39JM6GJ6+Q7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = bare_rock
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Blackstone Plain” goes by many names.
布萊克斯通平原Chinese
Blackstone PlainNorwegian Nynorsk
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