Tussock Island () is an island 0.2 nautical miles (0.4 km) long, lying off the west side of

Annenkov Island Annenkov Island is to the west of the main island of South Georgia Island, South Georgia. The Pickersgill Islands are to its southeast. It is irregularly shaped and long and high, lying off the south-central coast of South Georgia. History T ...

South Georgia South Georgia ( es, Isla San Pedro) is an island in the South Atlantic Ocean that is part of the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. It lies around east of the Falkland Islands. Stretching in the east� ...

. Following geological work by

British Antarctic Survey The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is the United Kingdom's national polar research institute. It has a dual purpose, to conduct polar science, enabling better understanding of global issues, and to provide an active presence in the Antarctic on ...

(BAS), 1972–73, it was named after the thick mantle of tussock grass (Poa flabellata) that grows on the island.

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