Alexander Island

island in the Bellingshausen Sea off Antarctica
Landform island Q200223
Alexander Island
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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.

Alexander Island

Summary

Alexander Island is an island[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (114 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Alexander Island is located in Antarctic Treaty area[3].
  • Alexander Island is on the body of water Bellingshausen Sea[4].
  • Alexander Island's image is recorded as Alexander Island mountains (6280153095).jpg[5].
  • Alexander Island's continent is recorded as Antarctica[6].
  • Alexander Island's instance of is recorded as island[7].
  • Alexander Island's instance of is recorded as disputed territory[8].
  • Alexander I of Russia is named after Alexander Island[9].
  • Alexander Island's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 246936203[10].
  • Alexander Island's GND ID is recorded as 4343137-9[11].
  • Alexander Island's locator map image is recorded as Alexander Island.PNG[12].
  • Alexander Island's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2006003313[13].
  • Alexander Island's Commons category is recorded as Alexander Island[14].
  • Alexander Island's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 2823817[15].
  • Alexander Island's highest point is recorded as Mount Stephenson[16].
  • Alexander Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -71, 'lon': -70}[17].
  • Alexander Island's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/033lyz[18].
  • Alexander Island's GNIS Antarctica ID is recorded as 236[19].
  • Alexander Island's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Alexander Island[20].
  • Alexander Island's population is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}[21].
  • Alexander Island's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0002354[22].
  • Alexander Island's territory claimed by is recorded as Argentina[23].
  • Alexander Island's territory claimed by is recorded as Chile[24].
  • Alexander Island's territory claimed by is recorded as United Kingdom[25].
  • Alexander Island's described by source is recorded as Great dictionary of geographical names[26].
  • Alexander Island's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[27].

Why It Matters

Alexander Island ranks in the top 5% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (114 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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