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Livingston
Map of Livingston Island
Livingston is located in South Shetland Islands
Livingston
Livingston
Location in the South Shetland Islands
Livingston is located in Antarctica
Livingston
Livingston
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates62°36′S 60°30′W / 62.600°S 60.500°W / -62.600; -60.500
ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Area798 km2 (308 sq mi)
Length73 km (45.4 mi)
Width36 km (22.4 mi)
Highest elevation1,700.2 m (5578.1 ft)
Highest pointMt Friesland
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Populationca. 80 (summer only)
Pop. density0.1/km2 (0.3/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsSpaniards, Bulgarians, Chileans, Americans and Argentines
Highest elevation entry refers to the maximum value recorded, which is subject to possible variation as the island's highest summits are ice-covered.

Livingston Island (Russian name Smolensk,[1][a] 62°36′S 60°30′W / 62.600°S 60.500°W / -62.600; -60.500) is an Antarctic island in the Southern Ocean, part of the South Shetlands Archipelago, a group of Antarctic islands north of the Antarctic Peninsula. It was the first land discovered south of 60° south latitude in 1819, a historic event that marked the end of a centuries-long pursuit of the mythical Terra Australis Incognita and the beginning of the exploration and utilization of real Antarctica. The name Livingston, although of unknown derivation, has been well established in international usage since the early 1820s.

  1. ^ "British Antarctic Territory Gazetteer. UK Antarctic Place-names Committee".


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