Buckle Island
Buckle Island is one of the three main islands in the uninhabited Balleny Islands group located in the Southern Ocean. It lies 25 km (16 mi) north-west of Sturge Island and 8 km (5 mi) south-east of Young Island, some 110 km (68 mi) north-north-east of Belousov Point on the Antarctic mainland. The island forms some parts of the Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand.
Buckle Island is in the middle of the Balleny Islands | |
Buckle Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 66°39′S 163°3′E |
| Archipelago | Balleny Islands |
| Length | 24 km (14.9 mi) |
| Width | 5 km (3.1 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,239 m (4065 ft) |
| Administration | |
None | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
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