Devil Island
63°48′S 57°18′W
Devil Island is a 128 ha, ice-free island about 2 km long, in the James Ross Island group near the north-eastern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. It lies in a small cove 1 km north of Vega Island, east of the Trinity Peninsula. It is characterised by several low hills rising to a maximum height of about 150 m.
Terrain
63°48′S 57°18′W
Overview
Devil Island is a 128 ha, ice-free island about 2 km long, in the James Ross Island group near the north-eastern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. It lies in a small cove 1 km north of Vega Island, east of the Trinity Peninsula. It is characterised by several low hills rising to a maximum height of about 150 m.
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Chart
Nearest islands
- Vega Island7.1 km
- Humps Island21 km
- James Ross Island38 km
- Seymour Island59 km
- Persson Island69 km
- Snow Hill Island78 km
Also in James Ross Island group
James Ross Island
2,397 km²▲ 1,618 m
Major islands
Snow Hill Island
352 km²▲ 394 m
Major islands
Vega Island
258 km²▲ 653 m
Minor islands
Seymour Island
75.8 km²▲ 214 m
Minor islands
Persson Island
2.6 km²▲ 204 m
Minor islands
Humps Island
0.86 km²▲ 176 m
Minor islands
Photographs
This was the first day the weather looked like you'd expect Antartica to look...
Landing No. 4..a quick but cool visit to Devil Island, just N of Vega Island...
Landing No. 4..a quick but cool visit to Devil Island, just N of Vega Island...
Iceberg
This was the first day the weather looked like you'd expect Antartica to look...
Must be well insulated
This was the first day the weather looked like you'd expect Antartica to look...
This was the first day the weather looked like you'd expect Antartica to look...
Adelie penguins do a lot of tobogganing on their stomach
Coast of Devil Island, maybe 20,000 Adelie penguins in January 2019.
View form top of volcanic peak
Mountaintop view of Vega Island
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- Snowy (24636095505). Grant.C / CC BY 2.0
- Landing No. 4.a quick but cool visit to Devil Island, just N of Vega Island. (25366380824). Murray Foubister / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Landing No. 4.a quick but cool visit to Devil Island, just N of Vega Island. (25370293843). Murray Foubister / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Iceberg (24610039706). Grant.C / CC BY 2.0
- Looks cross, no? (24268390769). Grant.C / CC BY 2.0
- Must be well insulated (24009315443). Grant.C / CC BY 2.0
- Not rocks, penguins (24527768102). Grant.C / CC BY 2.0
- One of my favourite shots, from the hip. (24609937186). Grant.C / CC BY 2.0
- Adelie penguins do a lot of tobogganing on their stomach (24340569270). Grant.C / CC BY 2.0
- Devil Island penguins. Joseph W. Holliday / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Devil Island. Joseph W. Holliday / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Vega island Antarctica. Joseph W. Holliday / CC BY-SA 4.0