Historedia
Episode 2 of 2

Discovery of Alexander Island

When
28 January 1821
Where
Bellingshausen Sea
Part of
Bellingshausen sights Peter I Island and discovers Alexander Island

Alexander Island, the largest in Antarctica, was discovered on 28 January 1821 and named for Tsar Alexander I.

The expedition discovered the island in the Bellingshausen Sea west of Palmer Land. Bellingshausen named it Alexander I Land for the reigning Tsar. The island is separated from the peninsula by Marguerite Bay and George VI Sound.

Sources

  1. Alexander Island Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-13

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