Tristan Island (Antarctica)

For the island off the coast of Brittany, see Tristan Island.

Tristan Island (66°44′S 140°54′E) is a small rocky island 1.1 km (0.7 mi) west of Yseult Island and 0.3 km (0.2 mi) north of the west 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 Yseult Island. Tristan is the popular spelling of Tristram, legendary hero incorporated into Arthurian legend and later popularized by Richard Wagner's opera Tristan und Isolde.

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

 This article incorporates public domain material from "Tristan Island (Antarctica)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.