Adelaide Island
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| ⚫ | '''Adelaide Island''' is a large, mainly ice-covered [[island]], {{convert|75|nmi|km|0|order=flip}} long and {{convert|20|nmi|km|0|order=flip}} wide, lying at the north side of [[Marguerite Bay]] off the west coast of the [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. The [[Ginger Islands]] lie off the southern end. [[Mount Bodys]] is the easternmost mountain on Adelaide Island, rising to over 1,220 m. The island lies within the [[Argentine Antarctica|Argentine]], [[British Antarctic Territory|British]] and [[Chilean Antarctica|Chilean Antarctic claims]]. |
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==History== |
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