Robert Island
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| Location: | 62°24’-0"S, 59°30’0"W |
| Area: | 51 square miles |
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Robert Island or Mitchells Island or Polotsk Island or Roberts Island is an island 112 miles long and 8 miles wide, lying between Nelson Island and Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, all within the British Antarctic Territory.
The surface area of Robert Island is 51 square miles.[1] The name "Robert Island" dates back to at least 1821 and is now established in international usage.
Outside links
- Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Robert Island
References
- ↑ L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4
| The South Shetland Islands, British Antarctic Territory |
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