Peter I Island

Peter I Island is a region of Antarctica claimed by Norway. However, since the Antarctic Treaty came into force in 1961, most countries do not recognize territorial claims in Antarctica. It is an uninhabited volcanic island in the Bellingshausen Sea, 450 kilometers from continental Antarctica.

Peter I Island is eleven by nineteen kilometers and 156 square kilometres. The tallest peak is the ultra and 1,640-meter 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.