Bellingshausen Island
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- For Bellingshausen in the Society Islands, see Motu One (Society Islands).
- For Bellingshausen Station in King George Island, see Bellingshausen Station.
South Sandwich Islands
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Location of Bellingshausen Island
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Bellingshausen Island is one of the most southerly of the South Sandwich Islands, close to Thule Island and Cook Island, and forming part of the Southern Thule group. It is named after its discoverer, Baltic German-Russian Antarctic explorer Fabian von Bellingshausen (1778–1852).
The island is a basaltic andesite stratovolcano, and the latest crater, about 152 metres (500 ft) across and 61 metres (200 ft) deep, formed explosively some time between 1968 and 1984. Highest point is Basilisk Peak at 255 metres (837 ft).
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External links
Photos of the island can be found at:
- http://www.photo.antarctica.ac.uk/external/guest/detail/personal/10005836/1/8
- http://cedric-in-antarctica-2009.blogspot.com/2010_02_01_archive.html
References
- "Thule Islands" at Global Volcanism Program
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Capital: King Edward Point (Grytviken)
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