- Pickersgill Islands
The Pickersgill Islands (coord|54|37|S|36|45|W|) are a small archipelago to the west of the main island of South Georgia. They are 15 miles (24 km) southeast of
Annenkov Island and 9 miles (14 km) west-southwest ofLeon Head ,South Georgia .History of Name
Annenkov Island was discovered in January 1775 by a British expedition under Cook, who named it "Pickersgills Island" for LieutenantRichard Pickersgill of the expedition ship Resolution. It was in 1819 by a Russian expedition under Bellingshausen, who, thinking he was the discoverer of the island, named it Annenkov Island for LieutenantMikhail Annenkov , officer on the expedition ship.The Pickersgill Islands, meanwhile were discovered in 1819 by a Russian expedition under Bellingshausen, who charted the largest feature of the group as Pickersgill Island, erroneously thinking it to be the
island sighted in 1775 by CaptainJames Cook and named for LieutenantRichard Pickersgill of the expedition ship Resolution.The name "Pickersgill" got transferred from Annenkov Island, to this archipelago 15 miles (24 km) to its southeast. The name Pickersgill Islands has been established by usage for this group of islands; the island originally named by Cook has been known as Annenkov Island since 1819.
See also
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List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands
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