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Saddle Island, South Georgia

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Length
  
1.98 km (1.23 mi)

Population
  
0

Width
  
0.98 km (0.609 mi)

Saddle Island, South Georgia

Archipelago
  
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Saddle Island is 1.98 km (1.23 mi) long and 980 metres (1,070 yd) wide, situated on the south side of the entrance to Wilson Harbour on the west coast of South Georgia Island in the Antarctic. The island is separated from the mainland of South Georgia by a 280 metres (310 yd) wide passage.

Contents

Map of Saddle Island, SIQQ 1ZZ, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Location

Saddle Island is located at 54°08′25″S 37°44′57″W which is 18.9 km (11.7 mi) southeast of Cape Paryadin, 29.1 km (18.1 mi) west of Peggotty Bluff and 26.3 km (16.3 mi) northwest of Cape Nuñez.

Map

  • South Georgia. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1958.

    • References

    Saddle Island, South Georgia Wikipedia
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