Wiencke Island

Wiencke Island
Luigi peak, Fief Range, Wiencke Island
Wiencke Island is located in Antarctica
Wiencke Island
Wiencke Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates64°50′S 63°23′W / 64.833°S 63.383°W / -64.833; -63.383
ArchipelagoPalmer Archipelago
Area67 km2 (26 sq mi)
Length26 km (16.2 mi)
Width5.6 km (3.48 mi)
Highest elevation1,435 m (4708 ft)
Highest pointLuigi Peak
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Wiencke Island is an island 26 km (16 mi) long and from 3 to 8 km (1.9 to 5.0 mi) wide, about 67 km2 (26 sq mi) in area, the southernmost of the major islands of the Palmer Archipelago, lying between Anvers Island to its north across the Neumayer Channel and the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula to its east across the Gerlache Strait.