Rothschild Island

Rothschild Island is a black rugged island 39 kilometres long, mainly ice-covered but surmounted by prominent peaks of in , 8 kilometres west of the north part of in the north entrance to Wilkins Sound.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Antarctica
  • Also known as: Rothschild, Ile de

Rothschild Island

Latitude
-69.42862° or 69° 25′ 43″ south
Longitude
-72.55371° or 72° 33′ 13″ west
Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)
Open location code
3729HCCW+HG
Geo­Names ID
6620730
Wiki­data ID
Q3107114
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Rothschild Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: جزيرة روتشيلد
  • Basque: Rothschild uhartea
  • Cebuano: Rothschild Island
  • Chinese: 罗斯柴尔德岛
  • Chinese: 羅斯柴爾德島
  • Dutch: Rothschild Island
  • French: Ile Rothschild
  • French: île Rothschild
  • French: Île Rothschild
  • German: Rothschild-Insel
  • Hebrew: האי רוטשילד
  • Hebrew: רוטשילד
  • Italian: Isola Rothschild
  • Japanese: ロスチャイルド島
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Rothschild Island
  • Norwegian: Rotschildøya
  • Polish: Rothschild Island
  • Portuguese: Ilha Rothschild
  • Spanish: Isla Rothschild
  • Spanish: Rothschild, isla
  • Swedish: Rothschild Island

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Highlights include Geelan Ice Piedmont and Mirnyy Peak.

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