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of the South Sandwich Islands and is less than 1.5 kilometres (0.9 mi) long, and lies 48 km (30 mi) west of Visokoi. It was named by Bellingshausen after the third lieutenant on the expedition ship
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and first shown in the UK on 6 November 2016. The programme described life in the harsh environment for the 1.5 million
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The Antarctic pilot: comprising the coasts of Antarctica and all islands southward of the usual route of vessels
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reported in 1830 and numerous indications of activity since. Approximately 50% of the island is composed of
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dominates the western side of the island while the eastern half is a low-lying lava plain.
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Laboratoire de cryptogamie (Muséum national d'histoire naturelle) (2004).
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The group was discovered in November 1819 by a Russian expedition under
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Exploring polar frontiers: a historical encyclopedia. A — L.
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Volcanoes of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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The Traversay Islands within the South Sandwich Islands
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Jean-Baptiste Prevost de Sansac, Marquis de Traversay
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56°36′S 027°43′W / 56.600°S 27.717°W / -56.600; -27.717
Spanish
Zavodovski
Leskov
Visokoi
South Sandwich Islands
South Atlantic Ocean
Bellingshausen
Jean-Baptiste Prevost de Sansac, Marquis de Traversay
Russian navy
émigré
Nassau-Siegen
Saint Petersburg
Zavodovski Island
56°18′S 27°34′W / 56.300°S 27.567°W / -56.300; -27.567
South Georgia Island
metres
feet
stratovolcano
Mount Asphyxia
lava
tephra
chinstrap penguins
BBC
Planet Earth II
David Attenborough
Chinstrap penguins
Visokoi Island

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