Alexander Island
Alexander Island was discovered on January 28, 1821, by a Russian expedition under Fabian Beillnghausen, who named it Alexander I Land for the reigning Tsar Alexander I of Russia.
What in fact is an island, was believed to be part of the Antarctic mainland until 1940. Its insular nature was proven in December 1940, by a two-person sledge party composed of Finn Ronne and Carl Eklund of the US Antarctic Service.

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