Renard Island
Renard Island is an island, approximately 2.0 kilometres (1.1 nmi) long and 1.57 kilometres (0.85 nmi) wide, with Cape Renard at its northern end and separated from False Cape Renard by a channel that appeared following the loss of ice prior to 2001. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee in 2008 in association with Cape Renard.
  Renard Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 65°01′34″S 63°46′35″W |
| Length | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
| Width | 1.57 km (0.976 mi) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Maps
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Renard Island". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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