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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 | 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]] | ||