Livingston Island (historical Russian name Smolensk, 62°36′S 60°30′W / 62.6°S 60.5°W / -62.6; -60.5) is an Antarctic island in the South Shetland Islands, Western Antarctica lying between Greenwich Island and Snow Islands. This island was known to sealers as early as 1819, and the name Livingston, although of unknown derivation, has been well established in international usage since the 1820s.
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