Alexander Island

Alexander Island, which is 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. 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

Alexander Island was discovered on January 28, 1821 by a Russian expedition under Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, who named it Alexander I Land for the reigning Tsar Alexander I of Russia. The island was believed to be part of the Antarctic mainland until 1940. Its insular nature was proven in December 1940, by a two-person sledge party composed of Finn Ronne and Carl Eklund of the United States Antarctic Service. In the 1950s, a British base administered as part of the British Antarctic Territory was constructed as Fossil Bluff (Base KG).

Alexander Island (Collie River)

Alexander Island is a 5.4 hectare island in the Collie River, Western Australia. It is located at 33°18′44″S 115°42′3″E / 33.31222°S 115.70083°E / -33.31222; 115.70083, a few hundred metres east of the Collie Bridge in Australind, a suburb of Greater Bunbury.

The island was part of a 120 hectare land grant made to George Leake in 1839. Because it was located in the middle of the river, it was left in a relatively undisturbed state. In 2005, it was recognised as an important wildlife habitat, and purchased by the Government of Western Australia for $110,000. It is now reserved as open space under the Greater Bunbury Region Scheme.

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Alexander Island (Houtman Abrolhos)

Alexander Island is one of the five largest islands in the Easter Group of the Houtman Abrolhos. It is nominally located at 28°40′26″S 113°49′44″E / 28.67389°S 113.82889°E / -28.67389; 113.82889Coordinates: 28°40′26″S 113°49′44″E / 28.67389°S 113.82889°E / -28.67389; 113.82889 The island is part of the Houtman Abrolhos Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for supporting large numbers of breeding seabirds.

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Alexander Island (Fitzroy River)

Alexander Island in the Kimberley region of Western Australia Coordinates: 18°23′56″S 125°21′57″E / 18.39889°S 125.36583°E / -18.39889; 125.36583 is the area of land between the two arms of the Fitzroy River from where the river splits, about 10 kilometres south of Fitzroy Crossing, to where the arms merge about 80 kilometres south-west of Fitzroy Crossing.

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Alexander Island (Texas)

Alexander Island is an island on the Houston Ship Channel and is located near Baytown and La Porte and is viewable on the Fred Hartman Bridge. It is located in Harris County, Texas.

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Coordinates: 29°43′05″N 95°02′02″W / 29.718°N 95.034°W / 29.718; -95.034

Alexander Island (disambiguation)

Alexander Island is the largest island in Antarctica.

Alexander Island may also refer to: