Zavodovski Island

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Zavodovski Island is a remote, uninhabited volcanic island in the South Sandwich Islands of the southern Atlantic Ocean, notable for its large penguin colonies and active volcano.

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Zavodovski Island canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf subantarctic island
uninhabited island
volcanic island
accessibility very difficult
administrativeCenter King Edward Point (territorial capital, not on island)
linked to: King Edward Point
alsoKnownAs Mount Asphyxia
archipelago South Sandwich Islands
climate cold oceanic
subantarctic
coastlineFeature few landing places
steep cliffs
country United Kingdom
discoverer Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen
discoveryYear 1819
eruptionObserved 2016
geologicalType stratovolcano
governedAs part of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
hasActiveVolcano true
hasPenguinColony true
hazard toxic volcanic gases
volcanic ash emissions
highestElevation about 551 meters
highestPoint Mount Curry
hostsSpecies Antarctic fur seal
chinstrap penguin
macaroni penguin
southern elephant seal
humanSettlement none
importantFor seabird breeding
latitudeHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
length about 5 kilometers
locatedIn South Sandwich Islands
southern Atlantic Ocean
namedAfter Ivan Zavodovski
nearbyIslands Leskov Island
linked to: Medny Island

Visokoi Island NERFINISHED
notableFor large penguin colonies
ocean Atlantic Ocean
partOf British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
protectedStatus environmentally sensitive area
region South Atlantic
seaSurfaceTemperature cold
shape roughly oval
sovereignState United Kingdom
surface largely covered by volcanic ash
uninhabited true
volcanicActivity frequently active
volcanoName Mount Curry
width about 3 kilometers

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