Visokoi Island
South Sandwich Islands
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Location of Visokoi Island
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| Archipelago | South Sandwich Islands |
| Length | 7.2 km (4.47 mi) |
| Width | 4.8 km (2.98 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,005 m (3,297 ft) |
| Highest point | Mount Hodson |
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Visokoi Island is an uninhabited island in the Traversay Islands group of the South Sandwich Islands. It was discovered in 1819 by a Russian expedition under Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, who named the island Visokoi ("high") because of its conspicuous height.[1]
The island is 7.2 km (4.5 miles) long and 4.8 km (3 miles) wide, capped by Mount Hodson, a volcanic peak (1,005 m or 3,297 ft). The peak is named after Sir Arnold Weinholt Hodson, a governor of the Falkland Islands.
The island's eastern tip, Irving Point, is named for the commander of a British exploratory and mapping expedition, John J. Irving.
See also
References
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- Hodson Volcano
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Capital: King Edward Point (Grytviken)
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