Mikhaylov Island

Mikhaylov Island

Mikhaylov Island is an ice-covered island in the West Ice Shelf of Antarctica, rising to 240 m, 6 miles (11 km) southeast of Leskov Island. It was discovered by the Soviet expedition of 1956, who named it for Pavel N. Mikhaylov, artist on the Bellingshausen expedition in 1819-21.

Coordinates: 66°48′S 85°30′E / 66.8°S 85.5°E / -66.8; 85.5  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Mikhaylov Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).