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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]] | ||