Roosevelt Island - Revision history

Westarctica: /* Discovery and name */

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Discovery and name

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	Rear Admiral [[Richard E. Byrd]] named it in 1934 after Franklin D. Roosevelt, then President of the United States of America. FDR had previously declined to have the [[Amundsen Sea]] re-named in his honor. This island remains the only geographic feature named for him.		Rear Admiral [[Richard E. Byrd]] named it in 1934 after Franklin D. Roosevelt, then President of the United States of America. FDR had previously declined to have the [[Amundsen Sea]] re-named in his honor. This island remains the only geographic feature named for him.

	Roosevelt Island lies within the boundaries of the [[Ross Dependency]], New ~~Zealan~~'s Antarctic claim, just west of Westarctica.		Roosevelt Island lies within the boundaries of the [[Ross Dependency]], New Zealand's Antarctic claim, just west of Westarctica.

	[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]		[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Westarctica at 09:33, 16 January 2019

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	[[File:Roos island.jpg\|thumb]]'''Roosevelt Island''' is an ice-covered island, about 130 km long in a NW-SE direction, 65 km wide and about 75,000 km<sup>2</sup> in area, lying under the eastern part of the [[Ross Ice Shelf]] of [[Antarctica]] at about 79°25′S 162°00′W~~. Its central ridge rises to about 550 meters above sea level, but this and all other elevations of the island are completely covered by ice, so that the island is invisible at ground level~~.		[[File:Roos island.jpg\|thumb]]'''Roosevelt Island''' is an [[ice]]-covered island, about 130 kilometers long in a NW-SE direction, 65 kilometers wide and about 75,000 km<sup>2</sup> in area, lying under the eastern part of the [[Ross Ice Shelf]] of [[Antarctica]] at about 79°25′S 162°00′W.

	Examination of how the ice flows above it establishes the existence and extent of the island. Rear Admiral [[Richard E. Byrd]] named it in 1934 after Franklin D. Roosevelt, then President of the United States of America. ~~Byrd was~~ the ~~leader of~~ the ~~expedition that discovered the island~~.		Its central ridge rises to about 550 meters above sea level, but this and all other elevations of the island are completely covered by ice, so that the island itself is invisible at ground level. Examination of how the ice flows above it establishes the existence and extent of the island.

			==Discovery and name==
			Rear Admiral [[Richard E. Byrd]] named it in 1934 after Franklin D. Roosevelt, then President of the United States of America. FDR had previously declined to have the [[Amundsen Sea]] re-named in his honor. This island remains the only geographic feature named for him.

	Roosevelt Island lies within the boundaries of the [[Ross Dependency]], New Zealan's Antarctic claim, just west of Westarctica.		Roosevelt Island lies within the boundaries of the [[Ross Dependency]], New Zealan's Antarctic claim, just west of Westarctica.

	[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]		[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Baron of Bastanchury: location

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location

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	Examination of how the ice flows above it establishes the existence and extent of the island. Rear Admiral [[Richard E. Byrd]] named it in 1934 after Franklin D. Roosevelt, then President of the United States of America. Byrd was the leader of the expedition that discovered the island.		Examination of how the ice flows above it establishes the existence and extent of the island. Rear Admiral [[Richard E. Byrd]] named it in 1934 after Franklin D. Roosevelt, then President of the United States of America. Byrd was the leader of the expedition that discovered the island.

	Roosevelt Island lies within the boundaries of the [[Ross Dependency]], New Zealan's Antarctic claim.		Roosevelt Island lies within the boundaries of the [[Ross Dependency]], New Zealan's Antarctic claim, just west of Westarctica.

	[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]		[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Westarctica: Added category and shifted credit to notes. This article was primarily sourced from the Wikipedia Article on Roosevelt Island

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Added category and shifted credit to notes. This article was primarily sourced from the Wikipedia Article on Roosevelt Island

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	Roosevelt Island lies within the boundaries of the [[Ross Dependency]], New Zealan's Antarctic claim.		Roosevelt Island lies within the boundaries of the [[Ross Dependency]], New Zealan's Antarctic claim.

	~~-Credit~~: ~~Wikipedia~~		[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

Baron of Bastanchury at 23:04, 2 April 2018

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	'''Roosevelt Island''' is an ice-covered island, about 130 km long in a NW-SE direction, 65 km wide and about 75,000 km<sup>2</sup> in area, lying under the eastern part of the [[Ross Ice Shelf]] of [[Antarctica]] at about 79°25′S 162°00′W. Its central ridge rises to about 550 meters above sea level, but this and all other elevations of the island are completely covered by ice, so that the island is invisible at ground level.		[[File:Roos island.jpg\|thumb]]'''Roosevelt Island''' is an ice-covered island, about 130 km long in a NW-SE direction, 65 km wide and about 75,000 km<sup>2</sup> in area, lying under the eastern part of the [[Ross Ice Shelf]] of [[Antarctica]] at about 79°25′S 162°00′W. Its central ridge rises to about 550 meters above sea level, but this and all other elevations of the island are completely covered by ice, so that the island is invisible at ground level.

	Examination of how the ice flows above it establishes the existence and extent of the island. Rear Admiral [[Richard E. Byrd]] named it in 1934 after Franklin D. Roosevelt, then President of the United States of America. Byrd was the leader of the expedition that discovered the island.		Examination of how the ice flows above it establishes the existence and extent of the island. Rear Admiral [[Richard E. Byrd]] named it in 1934 after Franklin D. Roosevelt, then President of the United States of America. Byrd was the leader of the expedition that discovered the island.

Baron of Bastanchury: coords

2018-04-02T23:01:20Z

coords

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	'''Roosevelt Island''' is an ice-covered island, about 130 km long in a NW-SE direction, 65 km wide and about 75,000 km<sup>2</sup> in area, lying under the eastern part of the [[Ross Ice Shelf]] of [[Antarctica]]. Its central ridge rises to about 550 meters above sea level, but this and all other elevations of the island are completely covered by ice, so that the island is invisible at ground level.		'''Roosevelt Island''' is an ice-covered island, about 130 km long in a NW-SE direction, 65 km wide and about 75,000 km<sup>2</sup> in area, lying under the eastern part of the [[Ross Ice Shelf]] of [[Antarctica]] at about 79°25′S 162°00′W. Its central ridge rises to about 550 meters above sea level, but this and all other elevations of the island are completely covered by ice, so that the island is invisible at ground level.

	Examination of how the ice flows above it establishes the existence and extent of the island. Rear Admiral [[Richard E. Byrd]] named it in 1934 after Franklin D. Roosevelt, then President of the United States of America. Byrd was the leader of the expedition that discovered the island.		Examination of how the ice flows above it establishes the existence and extent of the island. Rear Admiral [[Richard E. Byrd]] named it in 1934 after Franklin D. Roosevelt, then President of the United States of America. Byrd was the leader of the expedition that discovered the island.

	Roosevelt Island lies within the boundaries of the [[Ross Dependency]], New Zealan]'s Antarctic claim.		Roosevelt Island lies within the boundaries of the [[Ross Dependency]], New Zealan's Antarctic claim.

	-Credit: Wikipedia		-Credit: Wikipedia

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'''Roosevelt Island''' is an ice-covered island, about 130 km long in a NW-SE direction, 65 km wide and about 75,000 km<sup>2</sup> in area, lying under the eastern part of the [[Ross Ice Shelf]] of [[Antarctica]]. Its central ridge rises to about 550 meters above sea level, but this and all other elevations of the island are completely covered by ice, so that the island is invisible at ground level.

Examination of how the ice flows above it establishes the existence and extent of the island. Rear Admiral [[Richard E. Byrd]] named it in 1934 after Franklin D. Roosevelt, then President of the United States of America. Byrd was the leader of the expedition that discovered the island.

Roosevelt Island lies within the boundaries of the [[Ross Dependency]], New Zealan]'s Antarctic claim.

-Credit: Wikipedia