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Sturge Island

Sturge Island
Sturge Island is the southernmost of the Balleny Islands
Sturge Island is located in Antarctica
Sturge Island
Sturge Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates67°25′S 164°44′E / 67.417°S 164.733°E / -67.417; 164.733
ArchipelagoBalleny Islands
Area437.2 km2 (168.8 sq mi)
Length37 km (23 mi)
Width12 km (7.5 mi)
Highest elevation1,705 m (5594 ft)
Highest pointBrown Peak
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population0

Sturge Island is one of the three main islands in the uninhabited Balleny Islands group located in the Southern Ocean. It lies 25 km (16 mi) southeast of Buckle Island and 95 km (59 mi) north-east of Belousov Point on the Antarctic mainland. The island, in Oates Land, also forms part of the Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand.


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Islla Sturge AST Illa Sturge Catalan Sturge Island CEB Sturge Island German Isla Sturge Spanish جزیره استورج FA Île Sturge French Isola Sturge Italian სტერჟის კუნძული KA Sturge Island NN

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