What is Elephant Island?
'''Elephant Island''' is an [[ice]]-covered, [[Mountain|mountainous]] island off the coast of [[Antarctica]]. It is at the edge of the [[South Shetland Islands]], in the [[Southern Ocean]]. It has an area of 558 [[km²]], and its highest elevation is 973 [[metres]]. == Name == Elephant Island's name refers to both its elephant head-like appearance and the sightings of [[Elephant seal|elephant seals]] by Captain [[George Powell]] in 1821, one of the early sightings. {{geo-stub}} [[Category:Uninhabited islands]] [[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]