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Peter I Island

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Peter I Island - Postcard From The Edge Of The World

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Helicopter Ride from Peter I Island back to M/V Ortelius

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Landing on Peter I Island | Antarctica | Lindblad Expeditions

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Family Guy- Peter and Friends Stuck in an Island

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Family Guy - Peter and his Monkey Friend

Peter I Island is an uninhabited volcanic island in the Bellingshausen Sea, 450 kilometres (280 mi) from Antarctica. It is claimed as a dependency of Norway, and along with Bouvet Island and Queen Maud Land comprises one of the three Norwegian dependent territories in the Antarctic and Subantarctic. Peter I Island is 11 by 19 kilometres long and 156 square kilometres (60 sq mi), slightly larger than Staten Island. The tallest peak is the ultra and 1,640-meter (5,380 ft) 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 during these times. There is little vertebrate animal life on the island apart from some seabirds and seals.