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Peter I Island
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Peter I Island
Peter I Island
is an uninhabited
volcanic
island
in the
Bellingshausen Sea
, from
Antarctica
. It is
claimed
as a
dependency
of
Norway
, and along with
Queen Maud Land
and
Bouvet Island
comprises one of the
three Norwegian dependent territories
in the
Antarctic
and
Subantarctic
. Peter I Island is long and . The tallest peak is the
ultra
and tall
Lars Christensen Peak
. Nearly all of the island is covered by a
glacier
and it is surrounded most of the year by
pack ice
, making it inaccessible almost all year round. There is little life on the island apart from seabirds and
seals
.
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