Adelaide Island

Adelaide Island is a large, mainly ice-covered island, 139 kilometres long and 37 kilometres wide, lying at the north side of Marguerite Bay off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. The Ginger Islands lie off the southern end. Mount Bodys is the easternmost mountain on Adelaide Island, rising to over 1,220 m. The island lies within the Argentine, Briā€¦
Adelaide Island is a large, mainly ice-covered island, 139 kilometres long and 37 kilometres wide, lying at the north side of Marguerite Bay off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. The Ginger Islands lie off the southern end. Mount Bodys is the easternmost mountain on Adelaide Island, rising to over 1,220 m. The island lies within the Argentine, British and Chilean Antarctic claims.
  • Location: northeast Bellingshausen Sea, Southern Ocean
  • Population: around 100
  • Area: 4,663 km² (1,800 sq mi)
  • Length: 139 km (86.4 mi)
  • Width: 37 km (23 mi)
  • Highest elevation: 2,315 m (7595 ft)
  • Highest point: Mount Gaudry
Data from: en.wikipedia.org