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List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands
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This is a List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands. Sub-Antarctic islands are islands in the Southern Ocean around Antarctica north of the Antarctic Circle (66° 33' 38"). Antarctic islands are the islands in the Southern Ocean or in the seas around Antarctica south of the Antarctic Circle. According to the terms of the Antarctic Treaty, claims to sovereignty over lands south of 60°S are not asserted. This includes all of the Antarctic islands and some of the sub-Antarctic islands.
List of largest Antarctic islands by size
| Rank |
Island |
Area
(km²) |
Elevation
(m) |
Coordinates |
| 1 |
Alexander Island |
49,070 |
2976 |
70°46′S, 71°15′W |
| 2 |
Berkner Island |
43,873 |
975 |
79°20′S, 48°07′W |
| 3 |
Thurston Island |
15,700 |
. |
72°10′S, 99°00′W |
| 4 |
Carney Island |
8,500 |
. |
73°56′S, 121°00′W |
| 5 |
Roosevelt Island |
7,910 |
550 |
79°17′S, 162°00′W |
| 6 |
Siple Island |
6,390 |
3110 |
73°44′S, 125°12′W |
| 7 |
Adelaide Island |
4,463 |
2317 |
67°12′S, 68°30′W |
| 8 |
Spaatz Island |
4,100 |
. |
73°00′S, 75°00′W |
| 9 |
Bear Island |
3,500 |
. |
68°18′S, 67°06′W |
| 10 |
Guest Island1) |
2,950 |
. |
76°11′S, 67°04′W |
| 11 |
James Ross Island |
2,598.4 |
1628 |
64°12′S, 57°45′W |
| 12 |
Ross Island |
2,460 |
3794 |
77°30′S, 167°45′E |
| 13 |
Anvers Island |
2,432 |
2821 |
64°36′S, 63°30′W |
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Joinville Island |
1,607.4 |
765 |
63°21′S, 55°40′W |
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Charcot Island |
1,5002) |
. |
69°45′S, 75°15′W |
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King George Island |
1,383.8 |
655 |
62°23′S, 58°67′W |
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Mill Island |
1,258.1 |
326 |
65°30′S, 100°40′E |
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Sherman Island |
1,158.6 |
186 |
72°63′S, 100°00′W |
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Smyley Island |
1,0002) |
. |
72°43′S, 78°33′W |
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Brabant Island |
976.8 |
2522 |
64°15′S, 62°20′W |
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Livingston Island |
973.5 |
1700 |
62°36′S, 60°30′W |
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Grant Island |
767.8 |
580 |
74°28′S, 131°35′W |
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Latady Island |
7002) |
. |
70°45′S, 74°35′W |
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Drygalski Island |
693.7 |
510 |
65°45′S, 92°30′E |
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Renaud Island |
618.3 |
. |
65°70′S, 66°00′W |
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Masson Island |
585.4 |
471 |
66°08′S, 96°35′E |
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Elephant Island |
557.9 |
852 |
61°01′S, 54°54′W |
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Rothschild Island |
5002) |
. |
70°45′S, 74°35′W |
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Hearst Island |
5002) |
365 |
69°25′S, 62°10′W |
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D'Urville Island |
455.3 |
210 |
63°06′S, 56°15′W |
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Coronation Island |
450 |
1278 |
60°26′S, 45°43′W |
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Sturge Island |
437.4 |
945 |
67°26′S, 164°47′E |
| 1) actually a peninsula, also called Guest Peninsula |
| 2) rough estimate from map |
List of sub-Antarctic islands (north of 60° S)
Antarctica and surrounding islands
- Crozet Islands (French: Îles Crozet or officially Archipel Crozet) (France)
- L'Occidental (Western Group)
- L'Oriental (Eastern Group)
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (United Kingdom; claimed by Argentina)
- South Georgia and its associated islands
- the main island (South Georgia Island) and its surrounding (=lying immediately next or close to the main island (South Georgia Island)) islands
- South Georgia Island, the big main island (54°15′S, 36°45′W) (variant names: Isla San Pedro, Isle of Georgia, South Georgia Island, Süd-Georgien or South Georgia Main Island or historically Roché Island)
- Bird Island (54°00′S, 38°03′W)
- Annenkov Island (54°29′S, 37°05′W)
- Cooper Island (54°48′S, 35°47′W)
- Pickersgill Islands (54°37′S, 36°45′W)
- Welcome Islands (53°58′S, 37°29′W)
- Willis Islands (54°00′S, 38°11′W)
- Black Rocks (54°08′S, 36°38′W)
- The Shag Rocks and the Black Rock
- Clerke Rocks (55°01′S, 34°41′W) 56 km east-southeast of South Georgia Island
- South Sandwich Islands (57°45′S, 26°30′W)
List of Antarctic islands (south of 60° S)
All these islands fall under the terms of the Antarctic Treaty.
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