Red Island (Antarctica)

Short description: Island in Graham Land, Antarctica

Red Island

Red Island

Location in Antarctica

Geography
Location| Antarctica
Coordinates|  [ ⚑ ] : 63°44′S 57°52′W﻿ / ﻿63.733°S 57.867°W﻿ / -63.733; -57.867
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. ↑ 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. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Geological Map of James Ross Island". http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/506743/1/BAS GEOMAP 2, sheet 5 - Geological map of James Ross Island - I - James Ross Island volcanic group.pdf. Retrieved 24 March 2020.

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