  Yseult Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 66°44′S140°56′E / 66.733°S 140.933°E /-66.733; 140.933 |
| Administration | |
| Administered under theAntarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Yseult Island is a small rockyisland 1.3 km (0.7 nmi) east ofTristan Island and 0.7 km (0.4 nmi) north of the east point onCape Jules. Photographed from the air byU.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47. Charted by theFrench Antarctic Expedition under Barre, 1951–52, and so named because of its twin relationship with Tristan Island. Yseult is the French spelling of Isolde, legendary heroine incorporated into Arthurian legend and later popularized byRichard Wagner's operaTristan und Isolde.
This article incorporatespublic domain material from"Yseult Island".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey.
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