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Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 69°36′S 72°33′W / 69.600°S 72.550°W |
Area | 700 km2 (270 sq mi) (approximately)[1] |
Length | 39 km (24.2 mi) |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Rothschild Island is a black rugged island 39 kilometres (24 mi) long, mainly ice-covered but surmounted by prominent peaks of Desko Mountains in Antarctica, 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of the north part of Alexander Island in the north entrance to Wilkins Sound.[2]
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