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    United Kingdom and South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands

    54°45′S 36°19′W

    Kupriyanov Islands

    The Kupreyanov Islands are a group of islands off the south coast of South Georgia, close south of Diaz Cove.

    Overview

    The Kupreyanov Islands are a group of islands off the south coast of South Georgia, close south of Diaz Cove. The name "Mys Kupreyanov was given by Admiral Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen in 1819 to a cape on the coast between Novosilski Bay and Cape Disappointment. The name was evidently overlooked by Lieutenant Commander J.M. Chaplin, who in 1930 gave the name Johannesen Point to a feature on this same stretch of coast. Johannesen Point was identified by the South Georgia Survey, 1955–56, as an insignificant point not requiring a name. At the same time, the group of islands off Diaz Cove was mapped in detail for the first time. An altered form of the original Russian name has been accepted for this group.

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    Census, cataloged

    Also in the area

    10

    Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.

    • Poncet Island38 m · 0.17 km²
    • Diomedea Island43 m · 0.13 km²
    • Lazarev Island16 m · 0.03 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.5 ha
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.4 ha
    • Unnamed island9 m · 0.4 ha
    • Unnamed island19 m · 0.05 km²
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level20 m40 m60 m43 mDiomedea38 mPoncet16 mLazarev
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.11Poncet: 0.17 km²PoncetDiomedea: 0.13 km²DiomedeaUnnamed island: 0.05 km²Unnamed islandLazarev: 0.03 km²LazarevUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Poncet Island0.17 km²
    Diomedea Island0.13 km²
    Unnamed island0.05 km²
    Lazarev Island0.03 km²
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia