Mikhaylov Island
66°48′S 85°30′E / 66.800°S 85.500°E / -66.800; 85.500Area 685 km2 (264 sq mi) Length 41 km (25.5 mi) Width 19 km (11.8 mi) Highest elevation 240.6 m (789.4 ft) Administration Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System Demographics Population Uninhabited
Mikhaylov Island is an ice-covered non erupted Volcano in the West Ice Shelf of Antarctica, rising to 240 metres (800 ft), 11 kilometres (6 nmi) southeast of Leskov Island. It was discovered by the Soviet Expedition Team in 1956 who chose to name it after Pavel N. Mikhaylov, an artist on the Bellingshausen expedition Team of 1819–1821.[1]
References
- ^ "Mikhaylov Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-09-24.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Mikhaylov Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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