Blackstone Plain

Blackstone Plain is a small plain just south of at the north end of , 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.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Saunders Island and Mount Michael.

Island
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
is a crescent-shaped island lying between and in the , a British Overseas Territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean. is situated 3½ km southeast of Blackstone Plain.

Volcano
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
is an active stratovolcano on Saunders Island in the remote South Sandwich Islands of the South Atlantic Ocean. It is one of only a few volcanoes on Earth confirmed to host a persistent lava lake within its summit crater. is situated 4 km south of Blackstone Plain.

Blackstone Plain

Latitude
-57.76811° or 57° 46′ 5″ south
Longitude
-26.48926° or 26° 29′ 21″ west
Elevation
311 metres (1,020 feet)
Open location code
39JM6GJ6+Q7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1317725536
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bare_rock
Geo­Names ID
10787444
Wiki­data ID
Q4923421
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Satellite Map

Discover Blackstone Plain from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Blackstone Plain” goes by many names.

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Highlights include Brothers Rocks and Old crater.

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