Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 67°25′S 164°44′E / 67.417°S 164.733°E |
Archipelago | Balleny Islands |
Area | 437.2 km2 (168.8 sq mi) |
Length | 37 km (23 mi) |
Width | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
Highest elevation | 1,705 m (5594 ft) |
Highest point | Brown Peak |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
Sturge Island is one of the three main islands in the uninhabited Balleny Islands group located in the Southern Ocean. It lies 25 km (16 mi) southeast of Buckle Island and 95 km (59 mi) north-east of Belousov Point on the Antarctic mainland. The island, in Oates Land, also forms part of the Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand.