![]() Luigi peak, Fief Range, Wiencke Island | |
![]() Location of Wiencke Island | |
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 64°50′S 63°23′W / 64.833°S 63.383°W |
Archipelago | Palmer Archipelago |
Area | 67 km2 (26 sq mi) |
Length | 26 km (16.2 mi) |
Width | 5.6 km (3.48 mi) |
Highest elevation | 1,435 m (4708 ft) |
Highest point | Luigi Peak |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Wiencke Island is an island 26 km (16 mi) long and from 3 to 8 km (1.9 to 5.0 mi) wide, about 67 km2 (26 sq mi) in area, the southernmost of the major islands of the Palmer Archipelago, lying between Anvers Island to its north across the Neumayer Channel and the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula to its east across the Gerlache Strait.