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Pickersgill Islands

The Pickersgill Islands shown in relation to South Georgia (north at top)
Geography
Coordinates	54°37′S 36°45′W / 54.617°S 36.750°W / -54.617; -36.750
Archipelago	South Georgia
Administration
United Kingdom

The Pickersgill Islands are a small archipelago to the west of the main island of South Georgia. They are 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Annenkov Island and 9 miles (14 km) west-southwest of Leon Head, South Georgia.

History

Annenkov Island was discovered in January 1775 by a British expedition under James Cook, who named it "Pickersgill's Island" after Lieutenant Richard Pickersgill of the expedition ship HMS Resolution. It was re-discovered in 1819 by a Russian expedition under Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, who, thinking he had discovered the island, named it Annenkov Island after Lieutenant Mikhail Annenkov, an officer on the expedition ship.

Bellinghausen also discovered an archipelago 15 miles (24 km) to the southeast of Annenkov Island and erroneously charted the largest feature of the group as Pickersgill Island, previously sighted by Cook in 1775. Subsequent charts transferred the name "Pickersgill" from Annenkov Island, to this archipelago 15 miles (24 km) to its southeast.

Wildlife

The Pickersgill Islands are home to a small colony of chinstrap penguins (approximately 30 nests).

See also

• List of sub-Antarctic islands
• List of Antarctic islands north of 60° S

References

1. ^ Annenkov Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
2. ^ Pickersgill Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
3. Prince, P.A.; Payne, M.R. (1979). Current Status of Birds at South Georgia. Natural Environment Research Council.

External links

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