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[[File:Alexander-Island.jpg|thumb|Fossil Bluff Base on Alexander Island]] | [[File:Alexander-Island.jpg|thumb|400px|Fossil Bluff Base on Alexander Island]] | ||
'''Alexander Island''' is the largest island of [[Antarctica]]. It lies in the [[Bellingshausen Sea]] west of the [[Antarctic Peninsula]] from which it is separated by Marguerite Bay and George VI Sound. The island is about 390 kilometers (240 mi) long in a north-south direction, 80 kilometers (50 mi) wide in the north, and 240 kilometers (150 mi) wide in the south. | '''Alexander Island''' is the largest island of [[Antarctica]]. It lies in the [[Bellingshausen Sea]] west of the [[Antarctic Peninsula]] from which it is separated by Marguerite Bay and George VI Sound. The island is about 390 kilometers (240 mi) long in a north-south direction, 80 kilometers (50 mi) wide in the north, and 240 kilometers (150 mi) wide in the south. | ||