This is a List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands.
According to the terms of the Antarctic Treaty, claims to sovereignty over lands south of 60°S are not asserted. This includes some of the Antarctic islands and none of the sub-antarctic ones.
Rank | Island | Area (km²) |
Elevation (m) |
Coordinates | ||||
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1 | Alexander Island | 49,070 | 2976 | |||||
2 | Berkner Island | 43,873 | 975 | |||||
3 | Thurston Island | 15,700 | . | |||||
4 | Carney Island | 8,500 | . | |||||
5 | Roosevelt Island | 7,910 | 550 | |||||
6 | Siple Island | 6,390 | 3110 | |||||
7 | Adelaide Island | 4,463 | 2317 | |||||
8 | Spaatz Island | 4,100 | . | |||||
9 | Bear Island | 3,500 | . | |||||
10 | Guest Island1) | 2,950 | . | |||||
11 | James Ross Island | 2,598.4 | 1628 | |||||
12 | Ross Island | 2,460 | 3794 | |||||
13 | Anvers Island | 2,432 | 2821 | |||||
Joinville Island | 1,607.4 | 765 | ||||||
Charcot Island | 1,5002) | . | ||||||
King George Island | 1,383.8 | 655 | ||||||
Mill Island | 1,258.1 | 326 | ||||||
Sherman Island | 1,158.6 | 186 | ||||||
Smyley Island | 1,0002) | . | ||||||
Brabant Island | 976.8 | 2522 | ||||||
Livingston Island | 973.5 | 1700 | ||||||
Grant Island | 767.8 | 580 | ||||||
Latady Island | 7002) | . | ||||||
Drygalski Island | 693.7 | 510 | ||||||
Renaud Island | 618.3 | . | ||||||
Masson Island | 585.4 | 471 | ||||||
Elephant Island | 557.9 | 852 | ||||||
Rothschild Island | 5002) | . | ||||||
Hearst Island | 5002) | 365 | ||||||
D'Urville Island | 455.3 | 210 | ||||||
Coronation Island | 450 | 1278 | ||||||
Sturge Island | 437.4 | 945 | ||||||
1) actually a peninsula, also called Guest Peninsula | ||||||||
2) rough estimate from map |
All these islands fall under the terms of the Antarctic Treaty.
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