Roosevelt Island, Antarctica

Roosevelt Island ({{coor dm|79|25|S|162|00|W|}}) is an ice-covered island, about 130 km long in a NW-SE direction, 65 km wide and about 7,500 km2 in area, lying in the E part of the Ross Ice Shelf of Antarctica. Its central ridge rises to about 550 m above sea level.

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7,500 km² - Ross Ice Shelf - Antarctica

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It was named by its discoverer R. Admiral Richard E. Byrd in 1934 for Franklin D. Roosevelt, then President of the United States.

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Richard E. Byrd - 1934 - Franklin D. Roosevelt - President of the United States

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Roosevelt Island lies within the boundaries of Ross Dependency, which is claimed by New Zealand, whose claim is unrecognised by most other states.

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Ross Dependency - New Zealand

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