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Hodgson, Dominic A.; Roberts, Stephen J.; Bentley, Michael J.; Smith, James A.; Johnson, Joanne S.; Verleyen, Elie; Vyverman, Wim; Hodson, Andy J.; Leng, Melanie J.; Cziferszky, Andreas; Fox, Adrian J.; Sanderson, David C.W. (2009). "Exploring former subglacial Hodgson Lake, Antarctica Paper I: Site
36: 263:, which lies to its west. Alexander Island is about 390 kilometres (240 mi) long in a north–south direction, 80 kilometres (50 mi) wide in the north, and 240 kilometres (150 mi) wide in the south. Alexander Island is the second-largest uninhabited island in the world, after 1204:
Hodgson, Dominic A.; Roberts, Stephen J.; Bentley, Michael J.; Carmichael, Emma L.; Smith, James A.; Verleyen, Elie; Vyverman, Wim; Geissler, Paul; Leng, Melanie J.; Sanderson, David C.W. (2009). "Exploring former subglacial Hodgson Lake, Antarctica. Paper II: Palaeolimnology".
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as a 250 kilometers (160 miles) long by 30 kilometers (19 miles) wide belt along the eastern coast. This Fossil Bluff Group consists of a basal deep-marine assemblage 2,200 meters (7,200 feet) thick, overlain by a
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This ice sheet started thinning about 13,500 years ago. It retreated and left Hodgson Lake covered by perennial ice sometime before 11,000 years ago. This lake has been covered by perennial ice since that time.
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Macdonald, D.I.M. and P.J. Butterworth (1990) "The stratigraphy, setting and hydrocarbon potential of the Mesozoic sedimentary basins of the Antarctic Peninsula." in B. John, ed., pp. 101–125.
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Smith, James A.; Bentley, Michael J.; Hodgson, Dominic A.; Cook, Alison J. (2007). "George VI Ice Shelf: Past history, present behaviour and potential mechanisms for future collapse".
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that has emerged from under an ice sheet that had covered it. Hodgson Lake is 2 km (1.2 mi) long by 1.5 km (0.93 mi), and has a 93.4 m (306 ft) deep
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and a few ice-free areas of significant size, including Ablation Point Massif. The nunataks are the peaks of north–south trending mountain ranges and hills. They include the
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Vaughan, Alan P. M.; Storey, Bryan C. (2000). "The eastern Palmer Land shear zone: A new terrane accretion model for the Mesozoic development of the Antarctic Peninsula".
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MacDonald; Leat; Doubleday; Kelly (1999). "On the origin of fore-arc basins: New evidence of formation by rifting from the Jurassic of Alexander Island, Antarctica".
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McCarron, J. J.; Smellie, J. L. (1998). "Tectonic implications of fore-arc magmatism and generation of high-magnesian andesites: Alexander Island, Antarctica".
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What, in fact, is an island, was believed to be part of the Antarctic mainland until 1940. Its insular nature was proven in December 1940, by a two-person
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Basin shallowing from the Mesozoic Fossil Bluff Group of Alexander Island and its regional tectonic significance, in Geological Evolution of Antarctica
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Geochemistry and tectonic setting of Cenozoic alkalne basalts from Alexander Island, Antarctic Peninsula, in Geological Evolution of Antarctica
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Accretion and subduction processes along the Pacific margin of Gondwana, central Alexander Island, in Geological Evolution of Antarctica
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rocks, are prevalent along the western portion of the island. The LeMay Group consists of variably-deformed and
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According to Hole, "The geology of Alexander Island can be attributed mainly to processes associated with the
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assemblage up to 950 meters (3,120 feet) thick, followed by a shallow-marine assemblage of coarsening upward
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lies immediately southeast of the base of Brahms Inlet. It was observed from the air and first mapped by the
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and Bellingshausen Sea, and east into the George VI Ice Shelf. The George VI Ice Shelf is fed by both by
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entirely fills George VI Sound and connects Alexander Island to Palmer Land. The island partly surrounds
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Hole, M.J.; Smellie, J.L.; Marriner, G.F. (1991). Thomson, M.R.A.; Crame, J.A.; Thomson, J.W. (eds.).
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Strike-slip tectonics within the Antarctic Peninsula fore-arc, in Geological Evolution of Antarctica
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Butterworth, P.J.; Macdonald, D.I.M. (1991). Thomson, M.R.A.; Crame, J.A.; Thomson, J.W. (eds.).
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that lies sealed beneath a 3.6 to 4.0 m (11.8 to 13.1 ft) thick perennial lake ice.
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Nell, P.A.R.; Storey, B.B. (1991). Thomson, M.R.A.; Crame, J.A.; Thomson, J.W. (eds.).
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The surface of Alexander Island is predominantly ice-covered. There exist some exposed
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Alexander Island was discovered on January 28, 1821, by a Russian expedition under
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Antarctica as an exploration frontier; hydrocarbon potential, geology, and hazards
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alexander Island
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Tranter, T.H. (1991). Thomson, M.R.A.; Crame, J.A.; Thomson, J.W. (eds.).
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no claim has been officially recognized. The island contains the British
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HANDLIST OF METEOROLOGY RECORDS FROM BRITISH ANTARCTIC RESEARCH STATIONS
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erupted after the cessation of subduction. These range in age from the
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sedimentary and igneous rocks. Although it is dominated by deformed
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The island was claimed by the United Kingdom in 1908 as part of the
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along the western margin of the Antarctic Peninsula, from latest
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from the ice cap on Palmer Land and Alexander Island.
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Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia
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The northern side of Hodgson Lake is bounded by the
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Territorial claims have also been set by both 1552: 434:Another notable feature of Alexander Island is 16:Island in the Bellingshausen Sea off Antarctica 968: 966: 2275: 1726: 1509: 538:lies immediately northeast of the inlet and 1169:description, geomorphology and limnology". 963: 698:) is a glacier flowing east-northeast from 2282: 2268: 1733: 1719: 1421: 34: 1118: 1324:United States Department of the Interior 1289:United States Department of the Interior 903:List of Bulgarian toponyms in Antarctica 898:List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S 729: 717: 362: 350: 58: 40:Alexander Island shown within Antarctica 1417: 1415: 1393: 814:at Mount Pinafore (5.5–7.6 Ma), to the 132:49,070 km (18,950 sq mi) 2589: 994: 992: 990: 2263: 1714: 1090: 1012:"Obituary: Carl R. Eklund, 1909–1962" 1009: 793:Fossil Bluff Group sedimentary rocks 785:. The 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) thick 734:Fossil Bluff base on Alexander Island 638:Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names 468:Other features on the island include 355:Satellite photo of Alexander Island ( 2300:(38,610 sq mi) and greater 2239: 1412: 634:Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey 552:Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey 1667:Geographic Names Information System 1639:Geographic Names Information System 1611:Geographic Names Information System 1315:Geographic Names Information System 1280:Geographic Names Information System 1256:Geographic Names Information System 987: 565: 544:Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition 13: 893:Geology of the Antarctic Peninsula 556:UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee 277:Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen 14: 2633: 1555:Journal of the Geological Society 1512:Journal of the Geological Society 710:(1855–1914), a Russian composer. 659: 21:Alexander Island (disambiguation) 2404: 2238: 2229: 2228: 1988: 1655: This article incorporates 1650: 1627: This article incorporates 1622: 1599: This article incorporates 1594: 1489:10.1046/j.1365-3121.1999.00244.x 1244: This article incorporates 1239: 945: 935: 923:Territorial claims in Antarctica 367:Alexander Island Mountain Ranges 332:(in 1942). Currently, under the 57: 50: 2486:Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego 1672:United States Geological Survey 1644:United States Geological Survey 1616:United States Geological Survey 1387: 1362: 1337: 1320:United States Geological Survey 1302: 1285:United States Geological Survey 1267: 1261:United States Geological Survey 1233: 1227:10.1016/j.quascirev.2009.04.014 1191:10.1016/j.quascirev.2009.04.011 774:sedimentary rocks, it includes 479: 303:United States Antarctic Service 2424:(7,722–38,610 sq mi) 1740: 1084: 1056: 1044: 1003: 247:from which it is separated by 1: 956: 888:Composite Antarctic Gazetteer 656:, from May 1982 to May 1983. 554:in 1960. It was named by the 837:trends N-S, parallel to the 636:, 1960. It was named by the 526:on Alexander Island between 346: 343:centre and refuelling base. 7: 2612:British Antarctic Territory 2602:Chilean Antarctic Territory 883:Chilean Antarctic Territory 878:British Antarctic Territory 860: 322:British Antarctic Territory 307:British Antarctic Territory 231:, is the largest island of 166:2,987 m (9800 ft) 10: 2638: 2617:Bulgaria and the Antarctic 1207:Quaternary Science Reviews 1171:Quaternary Science Reviews 713: 604:) is a broad snow-covered 270: 18: 2421: 2399: 2297: 2224: 2177: 2076: 2040: 1997: 1986: 1941: 1890: 1813: 1748: 1147:10.1017/S0954102007000193 1097:(1 ed.). p. 9. 974:Antarctic An Encyclopedia 702:, Alexander Island, into 620:on the north side of the 211:, which is also known as 198: 193: 185: 180: 170: 162: 154: 150:390 km (242 mi) 146: 136: 128: 91: 81: 76: 45: 33: 1898:Antarctic/Southern Ocean 1575:10.1144/gsjgs.155.2.0269 754:times." 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Alexander Island (disambiguation)

Alexander Island is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Antarctica
71°00′S 70°00′W / 71.000°S 70.000°W / -71.000; -70.000
Area rank
Mount Stephenson
Antarctic Treaty System
Antarctica
Bellingshausen Sea
Palmer Land
Antarctic Peninsula
Marguerite Bay
George VI Sound
George VI Ice Shelf
Wilkins Sound
Devon Island
Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen
Tsar
Alexander I of Russia
sledge
Finn Ronne
Carl Eklund
United States Antarctic Service
British Antarctic Territory
Fossil Bluff
British Antarctic Territory
Chile
Argentina
Antarctic Treaty

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