Skip to content
Archipelago

    Diomedea Island

    Isla Torta, Diomedea Insel, Île Diomedea

    62°12′S 58°57′W

    Diomedea Island is a small island lying in Ardley Cove, Fildes Peninsula, King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The Soviet Antarctic Expedition called the feature "Ostrov Al'batros" or "Albatross Island" in 1968, but the English form duplicates a name in the Bay of Isles.

    Tourist people going towards their cruise ship. Fildes Bay, King George Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
    Tourist people going towards their cruise ship. Fildes Bay, King George Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica

    LBM1948 / CC BY-SA 4.0

    Terrain

    62°12′S 58°57′W

    Terrain exaggerated for relief. Drag to look around.

    Overview

    Diomedea Island is a small island lying in Ardley Cove, Fildes Peninsula, King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The Soviet Antarctic Expedition called the feature "Ostrov Al'batros" or "Albatross Island" in 1968, but the English form duplicates a name in the Bay of Isles. To avoid confusion, the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee recommended a new name in 1979, Diomedea being the generic name for several species of albatross.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Chart

    Nearest islands

    Also in South Shetland Islands

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs