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Leskov Island (Antarctica)

Coordinates: 66°36′S 85°10′E / 66.600°S 85.167°E / -66.600; 85.167
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Leskov Island
Leskov Island is located in Antarctica
Leskov Island
Leskov Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°36′S 85°10′E / 66.600°S 85.167°E / -66.600; 85.167
Area49.5 km2 (19.1 sq mi)
Length9 km (5.6 mi)
Width5.5 km (3.42 mi)
Highest elevation185 m (607 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Leskov Island is an ice-covered island in the West Ice Shelf of Antarctica, rising to 185 metres (600 ft), 11 kilometres (6 nmi) northwest of Mikhaylov Island. It was discovered by the First Russian Antarctic Expedition of 1819–21, and named after Lieutenant Leskov, one of the members of that expedition.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Leskov Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-06-11.

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