Coordinates: 65°01′34″S 63°46′35″W / 65.02611°S 63.77639°W / -65.02611; -63.77639

Renard Island

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Renard Island
Renard Island is located in Antarctica
Renard Island
Renard Island
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates65°01′34″S 63°46′35″W / 65.02611°S 63.77639°W / -65.02611; -63.77639
Length2 km (1.2 mi)
Width1.57 km (0.976 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Renard Island is an island off the coast of Antarctica, approximately 2.0 kilometres (1.1 nmi) long and 1.57 kilometres (0.85 nmi) wide, with Cape Renard at its northern end and separated from False Cape Renard by a channel that appeared following the loss of ice prior to 2001. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee in 2008 in association with Cape Renard.

Maps

  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Renard Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.