Tussock Island

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Tussock Island

South Georgia
(South Georgia and
the South Sandwich Islands
)

Location
Location: 54°29’25"S, 37°6’54"W
Data

Tussock Island lies off the west coast of Annenkov Island, south-west of South Georgia.

Following geological work by the British Antarctic Survey in 1972-73, the island was named after the tussock grass (Poa flabellata), which mantles this little island.

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
South Georgia: Annenkov IslandBird IslandClerke RocksCooper IslandGrass IslandKupriyanov IslandsPickersgill IslandsSaddle IslandShag RocksSouth GeorgiaWelcome IslandsWillis IslandsTrinity IslandGrassholmBlack RocksBlack Rock
South Sandwich Islands:

BellingshausenBristolCandlemasCookLeskovMontaguSaundersThuleVindicationVisokoiZavodovski