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Young Island
Young Island () is the northernmost and westernmost of the three main islands in the uninhabited Balleny Islands group located in the Southern Ocean. It lies northwest of Buckle Island, some north-northeast of Belousov Point on the Antarctic mainland. The island is roughly semi-oval in shape, with a long straight east coast and a curved west coast meeting at Cape Scoresby in the south and Cape Ellsworth in the north. The distance between these two capes is , and at its widest the island is across. The island is volcanic, with active fumaroles, and a height of . It is entirely covered with snow. An explosive VEI-7 eruption occurred from Young Island 1,700,000 years ago. Several small islets lie in the channel separating Cape Scoresby and Buckle Island, the largest of which is Borradaile Island. Several sea stacks lie off the island's northern tip. These are known as the Seal Rocks. The island forms part of the Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand (see Antarctic territori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Island (Grenadines)
Young Island is one of the smallest islands of Grenadines and part of the state St. Vincent and the Grenadines. It lies immediately south of St. Vincent island, separated from it by a channel approximately wide. The name goes back to the former British Governor of St. Vincent William Young. Geography Young Island belongs to the Grenadines, an archipelago of the Lesser Antilles, administratively belongs to the Saint George Parish , The island is south of the main island St. Vincent at the entrance of Calliaqua Bay and consists of volcanic rock. Immediately south of Young Island, less than from the island, stands the Fort Duvernette A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ..., dating from the 18th century and partially carved out of a conical rocky outcropping. Tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |