Elephant Island

Elephant Island is an ice-covered, mountainous island off the coast of Antarctica. It is at the edge of the South Shetland Islands, in the Southern Ocean. It has an area of 558 km², and its highest elevation is 973 metres.

Name

Elephant Island's name refers to both its elephant head-like appearance and the sightings of elephant seals by Captain George Powell in 1821, one of the early sightings.

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Chinstrap penguins and Antarctic fur seals at Point Wild, Elephant Island
Elephant Island party, 1916
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Launch of the James Caird from the shore of Elephant Island
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Shackleton leaves Elephant Island on the James Caird
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Map of Elephant Island, relief

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