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Kupriyanov Islands

Coordinates: 54°45′S 36°19′W / 54.750°S 36.317°W / -54.750; -36.317
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Kupreyanov Islands
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Geography
Coordinates54°45′S 36°19′W / 54.750°S 36.317°W / -54.750; -36.317
ArchipelagoSouth Georgia
Administration
United Kingdom

The Kupreyanov Islands are a group of islands off the south coast of South Georgia, close south of Diaz Cove.

The name "Mys Kupreyanov was given by Admiral Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen in 1819 to a cape on the coast between Novosilski Bay and Cape Disappointment. The name was evidently overlooked by Lieutenant Commander J.M. Chaplin, who in 1930 gave the name Johannesen Point to a feature on this same stretch of coast. Johannesen Point was identified by the South Georgia Survey, 1955–56, as an insignificant point not requiring a name. At the same time, the group of islands off Diaz Cove was mapped in detail for the first time. An altered form of the original Russian name has been accepted for this group.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ "Kupriyanov Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 20 May 2013.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Kupriyanov Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.