Bristol Island

Bristol Island
NASA Terra ASTER image of Bristol Island
Location of Bristol Island
Geography
Coordinates59°01′S 26°32′W / 59.017°S 26.533°W / -59.017; -26.533
ArchipelagoSouth Sandwich Islands (Central Islands)
Length10.5 km (6.52 mi)
Width10.9 km (6.77 mi)
Highest elevation1,100 m (3600 ft)
Highest pointMount Darnley
Administration
United Kingdom
Overseas territorySouth Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Bristol Island is an uninhabited island in the South Sandwich Islands, an archipelago in the Southern Ocean. The island is almost entirely surrounded by ice cliffs and largely covered with ice. It features both the oldest rocks of this archipelago and an active volcano that last erupted in 2016.