Bristol Island

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Bristol Island (59°02′S 026°31′W) is an 8 km (5 mile) long island lying midway between Montagu Island and Thule Island in the South Sandwich Islands. It was discovered by a British expedition under James Cook in 1775 and named in honour of naval officer Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol.

Bristol Island is composed of several active volcanoes with eruptions reported in 1823, 1935, 1936, 1950 and 1956.

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• volcano.und.edu

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

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