Yseult Island

Yseult Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 66°44′S 140°56′E / 66.733°S 140.933°E / -66.733; 140.933Coordinates: 66°44′S 140°56′E / 66.733°S 140.933°E / -66.733; 140.933
Country
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Yseult Island is a small rocky island 1.3 km (0.7 nmi) east of Tristan Island and 0.7 km (0.4 nmi) north of the east point on Cape Jules. Photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47. Charted by the French Antarctic Expedition under Barre, 1951–52, and so named because of its twin relationship with Tristan Island. Yseult is the French spelling of Isolde, legendary heroine incorporated into Arthurian legend and later popularized by Richard Wagner's opera Tristan und Isolde.

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Yseult Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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