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The crater on Bellingshausen Island is around 500 feet in diameter and some 60m deep.
Bellingshausen is named after Russian Antarctic explorer Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen ( 1778- 1852) who discovered the island.
Bellingshausen led an expedition which discovered and named several islands in the region. Discoveries included Peter I Island, Zavodovski Island and Alexander Island.
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands