Thule Island
Island in the Southern Thule group of the South Sandwich Islands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Thule Islands or Tule Island.
Thule Island, also called Morrell Island, is one of the southernmost of the South Sandwich Islands, part of the grouping known as Southern Thule. It is named, on account of its remote location, after the mythical land of Thule, said by ancient geographers to lie at the extreme end of the Earth. The alternative name Morrell Island is after Benjamin Morrell, an American explorer and whaling captain. It was espied by James Cook and his Resolution crew on 31 January 1775 during his attempt to find Terra Australis.[1]
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Coordinates | 59.44°S 27.38°W / -59.44; -27.38 |
Archipelago | South Sandwich Islands |
Area | 5.5 km2 (2.1 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 3,525 ft (1074.4 m) |
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United Kingdom | |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
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