This island was the first land discovered south of 60° south latitude in 1819, and the name Livingston, although of unknown derivation, has been well established in international usage since the early 1820s.
Esta illa foi a primeira terra descuberta ao sur da latitude 60° en 1819, e o nome de Livingston, aínda que de orixe descoñecida, estableceuse no uso internacional desde principios de 1820.