Visokoi Island

Visokoi Island
South Sandwich Islands
Location of Visokoi Island
Geography
Coordinates56°42′S 27°09′W / 56.700°S 27.150°W / -56.700; -27.150[1]
ArchipelagoSouth Sandwich Islands
Length8 km (5 mi)
Width6 km (3.7 mi)
Highest elevation1,005 m (3297 ft)
Highest pointMount Hodson
Administration
United Kingdom
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Visokoi Island is an uninhabited volcanic island and one the three Traversay Islands that constitute a subgroup of the South Sandwich Islands, in the Southern Ocean.

Visokoi consists of one major volcano, Mount Hodson, whose height is usually given as 1,005 metres (3,297 ft). The mountain is mostly covered by glaciers, except for several low areas on the coast like the northern Finger Point and eastern Irving Point. Several parasitic vents are found especially on the eastern side, and one vent close to Finger Point is still hot. Eruptions were reported in 1830, 1927 and 1930.