Ollivant Point

Saunders Island is a crescent-shaped island lying between and in the , a British Overseas Territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Cape
  • Description: westernmost point of Saunders Island, South Sandwich Islands
  • Also known as: “Ollivant point”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Mount Michael and 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 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.

Ollivant Point

Latitude
-57.79005° or 57° 47′ 24″ south
Longitude
-26.53624° or 26° 32′ 11″ west
Open location code
39JM6F57+XG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6709200697
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
10787649
Wiki­data ID
Q375936
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Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Ollivant Point” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Old crater and Saunders Island.

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