Alexander Island

Also known as Alexander I Land, Alexander I Island, Alexander Land, Isla Alejandro I, Alexander The First Island

island in the Bellingshausen Sea off Antarctica

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Alexander Island is a large island located in the Bellingshausen Sea off the coast of Antarctica. It is significant as an important geographic feature of Antarctica and has been a subject of scientific interest and exploration in the polar region.

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Instance of: disputed territory
Named after: Alexander I of Russia
Continent: Antarctica
Population: 0
Area: 49070
Body of water: Bellingshausen Sea
Highest point: Mount Stephenson
Image: Alexander Island mountains (6280153095).jpg
Width: 200
Length: 378

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territory claimed by: United Kingdom
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Encyclopedic overview

Alexander Island, also known as Alexander I Island, Alexander I Land, Alexander Land, Alexander I Archipelago, and Zemlja Alexandra I, is the largest island of Antarctica. It lies in the Bellingshausen Sea west of Palmer Land, Antarctic Peninsula from which it is separated by Marguerite Bay and George VI Sound. The George VI Ice Shelf entirely fills George VI Sound and connects Alexander Island to Palmer Land. The island partly surrounds Wilkins Sound, which lies to its west. Alexander Island is about 390 kilometres (240 mi) long in a north–south direction, 80 kilometres (50 mi) wide in the north, and 240 kilometres (150 mi) wide in the south. Alexander Island is the second-largest uninhabited island in the world, after Devon Island.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alexander Island” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.