Alexander Island
island in the Bellingshausen Sea off Antarctica
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Alexander Island is an island located in Antarctica. It covers an area of 49,000 square kilometers. The island has no permanent population, with a recorded population of 0.
As part of the Antarctic continent, Alexander Island remains uninhabited and is characterized by its extensive land area. Its status as an Antarctic island places it within one of the world's most remote and least populated regions.
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Antarctic Treaty area[2]
- Located in or next to body of water: Bellingshausen Sea[3]
- Continent: Antarctica[4]
- Instance of: disputed territory[5]
- Named after: Alexander I of Russia[6]
- Highest point: Mount Stephenson[7]
- Coordinate location: -71, -70[8]
- Population: {'amount': '+0'}[9]
- Territory claimed by: Argentina[10], Chile[11], United Kingdom[12]
- Described by source: Great dictionary of geographical names[13], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[14]
- Length: 378 km[15]
- Area: 49070 km²[16]
- Width: 200 km[17]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[18]