Desolation Island's group from Vidin Heights, Livingston Island, with Craggy Island on the right. |
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Location of Desolation Island in the South Shetland Islands. |
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
| Area | 9 ha (22 acres) |
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| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
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| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Craggy Island is a narrow island marked by crags, lying in Hero Bay, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and forming the northeast side of Blythe Bay. Surface area 9 hectares (22 acres).[1]) The area was frequented by early nineteenth century English and American sealers operating from Blythe Bay.
The feature was charted and named descriptively by the Discovery Investigations in 1935.
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The island is centred at which is 900 m (980 yd) east-southeast of Desolation Island, 8.2 km (5.1 mi) west-southwest of Williams Point, 5.98 km (3.72 mi) northwest of Kotis Point, 6.5 km (4.0 mi) north-northwest of Bezmer Point, 2.2 km (1.4 mi) north by east of Wood Island, Livingston Island and 11.64 km (7.23 mi) northeast of Siddons Point (British mapping in 1821, 1935, 1948 and 1968, Argentine in 1954, Chilean in 1971, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009).
