Yseult Island

Yseult Island

Yseult Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	66°44′S 140°56′E
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Yseult Island is a small rocky island 1.3 km (0.7 nmi) east of Tristan Island and 0.7 km (0.4 nmi) north of the east 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 Tristan Island. Yseult is the French spelling of Isolde, legendary heroine 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 "Yseult Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.