Alexander Island was discovered on January 28,1821 by a Russian expedition under Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, who named it Alexander I Land for the reigning Tsar Alexander I of Russia, but it was believed to be part of the Antarctic mainland until 1940.
The island was believed to be part of the Antarctic mainland until 1940. Alexander Island was discovered on January 28,1821 by a Russian expedition under Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, who named it Alexander I Land for the reigning Tsar Alexander I of Russia.
Alexander Island was discovered on January 28,1821 by a Russian expedition under Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, who named it Alexander I Land for the reigning Tsar Alexander I of Russia. The island was believed to be part of the Antarctic mainland until 1940.
Alexander Island was discovered on January 28,1821 by a Russian expedition under Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, who named it Alexander I Land for the reigning Tsar Alexander I of Russia. The island was believed to be part of the Antarctic mainland until 1940.