Lazarev Island is an island in the South Georgia Archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is the northernmost of the Kupriyanov Islands and is located northwest of the entrance to Diaz Cove.
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| Geography | |
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| Location | South Atlantic Ocean |
| Coordinates | 54°44′56″S 36°19′02″W / 54.748899999999999°S 36.3171999999999997°W |
| Archipelago | Kupriyanov Islands (South Georgia) |
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| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 2009 after Mikhail Lazarev (1788–1851), commander of the sloop-of-war "Mirny" on the first Russian Antarctic expedition (1819–1821) led by Faddey Bellingshausen.
See also
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edit- Lazarev Island. Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands