Renaud Island

Renaud Island
Location of Biscoe Islands in the Antarctic Peninsula region
Renaud Island is located in Antarctica
Renaud Island
Renaud Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates65°40′S 66°00′W / 65.667°S 66.000°W / -65.667; -66.000
ArchipelagoBiscoe Islands
Area440 km2 (170 sq mi)
Length40 km (25 mi)
Width11 km (6.8 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Renaud Island is an ice-covered island in the Biscoe Islands of Antarctica, 40 km (25 mi) long and from 6.4 to 16.1 km (4 to 10 mi) (average 11.3 km (7 mi)) wide, lying between the Pitt Islands and Rabot Island. It is separated from the Pitt Islands to the northeast by Mraka Sound, and from Lavoisier Island to the southwest by Pendleton Strait.[1]

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