Turmoil Point

Bristol Island is an uninhabited island in the South Sandwich Islands, an archipelago in the Southern Ocean. The island is almost entirely surrounded by ice cliffs and largely covered with ice.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Grindle Rock and Wilson Rock.

Photo: NASA, Public domain.
Bristol Island is an uninhabited island in the South Sandwich Islands, an archipelago in the Southern Ocean. The island is almost entirely surrounded by ice cliffs and largely covered with ice.

Bristol Island is an uninhabited island in the South Sandwich Islands, an archipelago in the Southern Ocean. The island is almost entirely surrounded by ice cliffs and largely covered with ice.

Photo: NASA, Public domain.
Bristol Island is an uninhabited island in the South Sandwich Islands, an archipelago in the Southern Ocean. The island is almost entirely surrounded by ice cliffs and largely covered with ice. is situated 3½ km west of Turmoil Point.

Turmoil Point

Latitude
-59.03333° or 59° 2′ south
Longitude
-26.66667° or 26° 40′ west
Elevation
400 metres (1,312 feet)
Open location code
39GMX88M+M8
Geo­Names ID
10787848
Wiki­data ID
Q376253
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

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

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