Renaud Island
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 65°40′S 66°00′W / 65.667°S 66°W |
| Archipelago | Biscoe Islands |
| Length | 25 mi (40 km) |
| Width | 7 mi (11 km) |
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Antarctica
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| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
| Additional information | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Renaud Island is an ice-covered island, 25 miles (40 km) long and from 4 to 10 miles (6.4 to 16 km) (average 7 mi/11.3 km) wide, lying between the Pitt Islands and Rabot Island in the Biscoe Islands.
Coordinates: 65°40′S 66°00′W / 65.667°S 66°W
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[edit] Discovery
The island was first charted and named by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–10, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot.
[edit] See also
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- SCAR
- Territorial claims in Antarctica
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