Red Island (Antarctica)
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Short description: Island in Graham Land, Antarctica
  Red Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 63°44′S 57°52′W / 63.733°S 57.867°W |
| Highest elevation | 495 m (1624 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Red Island is a circular, flat-topped island, 1.9 km (1 nmi) in diameter and 495 m (1,624 ft) high, with reddish cliffs of volcanic rock, lying 6.5 km (3.5 nmi) northwest of Cape Lachman, James Ross Island, in Prince Gustav Channel.[1] It is part of the James Ross Island Volcanic Group and was discovered and named by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition under Otto Nordenskjöld, 1901-04.[1][2] The island has a K–Ar date of 1.6 ± 0.2 million years.[2]
See also
- List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Red Island (Antarctica)" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Geological Map of James Ross Island". http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/506743/1/BAS%20GEOMAP%202,%20sheet%205%20-%20Geological%20map%20of%20James%20Ross%20Island%20-%20I%20-%20James%20Ross%20Island%20volcanic%20group.pdf. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
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