Zavodovski Island is a volcanic island in the South Sandwich Islands. It lies 350 kilometers southeast of South Georgia at latitude 56° 30' south, longitude 27° 57' west.
The island is roughly square with diameter of about 5 kilometers and a peak elevation of 551 meters above sea level. The volcano Mount Curry dominates the western side of the island while the eastern half is a low-lying lava plain. Mount Curry is believed to be active with fresh lava reported in 1830 and numerous indications of activity since.
Despite being the northernmost of the South Sandwich Islands and nearest to South Georgia, Zavodovski Island is uninhabited.
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the southern Atlantic Ocean.
South Georgia and its associated islands, which consist of the island of South Georgia Island, which is by far the largest island in the territory, the islands that immediately surround the main island of South Georgia and some remote and isolated islets west and east-southeast of the main island of South Georgia Island.
The climate in the islands is variable, with mostly westerly winds throughout the year interspersed with periods of calm; nearly all precipitation falls as snow.
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