{{Short description|Ice-covered island in Antarctica}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox islands | name = Renaud Island | image_name = Renaud Island - Biscoe Islands, BAT.svg | image_caption = Location of Renaud Island in the Biscoe Islands | map = Antarctica | map_caption = Location in Antarctica | nickname = | location = Antarctica | coordinates = {{coord|65|40|S|66|00|W|source:gnis_scale:1000000|display=inline,title}} | archipelago = Biscoe Islands | total_islands = | major_islands = | area_km2 = 440 | length_km = 40 | width_km = 11 | highest_mount = | elevation_m = | population = Uninhabited | population_as_of = | density_km2 = | ethnic_groups = | country = None | treaty_system = Antarctic Treaty System }}

'''Renaud Island''' is an ice-covered island in the Biscoe Islands of Antarctica, {{convert|25|mi|km|disp=flip|abbr=on}} long and from {{convert|4|to|10|mi|km|disp=flip|abbr=on}} (average {{convert|7|mi|km|1|abbr=on|disp=flip}}) wide, lying between the Pitt Islands and Rabot Island. It is separated from the Pitt Islands to the northeast by Mraka Sound, and from Lavoisier Island to the southwest by Pendleton Strait.<ref name=gnis-RI/>

== History == The Biscoe Islands were discovered in 1832 by a British expedition under John Biscoe and were first roughly surveyed by the French Antarctic Expedition under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, 1903–05 and 1908–10. It was on this second expedition that Renaud Island was first charted and named. Renaud Island was again roughly surveyed in 1935–36 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE).<ref name=gnis-TP/>

A number of the island's geographical features have been individually charted and named. The majority, except where noted below, were first accurately charted on an Argentine government chart of 1957, and named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) during the 1950s.<ref name=gnis-TP/><ref name=gnis-WP/>

== Geography == Weaver Point forms the northernmost end of the island. It was named for American professor of geography John C. Weaver.<ref name=gnis-WP/> {{Cvt|2.5|nmi|km}} to the east is Tula Point, the island's northeast extremity. Alino Island lies 1&nbsp;km south-southeast of Tula Point. The point was named for the ''Tula'', one of the two vessels from Biscoe's expedition.<ref name=gnis-TP/>

Zubov Bay is a bay 2.5 miles (4.0&nbsp;km) wide, indenting the east side of Renaud Island. It was named for Soviet oceanographer Nikolay Nikolaevich Zubov.<ref name=gnis-ZB/>

Jurva Point is the extremity of a small peninsula forming the southeast end of the island. It was named for Risto Jurva, a Finnish pioneer in sea ice studies.<ref name=gnis-JP/> Lively Point forms the southern extremity of Renaud Island. The point was named for the cutter ''Lively'', Biscoe's other vessel.<ref name=gnis-LP/> Armstrong Reef extends for {{convert|9|km|0|abbr=on}} from the south-west end of Renaud Island.<ref name=gnis-AR/>

Malmgren Bay indents the west side of the island, immediately north of Speerschneider Point on nearby Belogushev Island. It was named for Swedish meteorologist Finn Malmgren.<ref name=gnis-MB/> Maurstad Point lies midway along the west side of the island, {{Convert|6.5|nmi|km|0}} north-northeast of Speerschneider Point. It was named for Norwegian geographer Alf Maurstad.<ref name=gnis-MP/> Kusunoki Point is on the northwest coast of the island. It was mapped from air photos by Hunting Aerosurveys, 1956–57, and was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Kou Kusunoki, a Japanese sea ice specialist.<ref name="gnis-KP" />

== See also == * Composite Antarctic Gazetteer * List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands * List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S * Rodman Passage * SCAR * Territorial claims in Antarctica * Weaver Point

==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name=gnis-AR>{{cite gnis | type = antarid | id = 604| name = Armstrong Reef|links=off}}</ref> <ref name=gnis-JP>{{cite gnis | type = antarid | id = 7705| name = Jurva Point|links=off}}</ref> <ref name=gnis-KP>{{cite gnis | type = antarid | id = 8288| name = Kusunoki Point|links=off}}</ref> <ref name=gnis-LP>{{cite gnis | type = antarid | id = 8924| name = Lively Point|links=off}}</ref> <ref name=gnis-MB>{{cite gnis | type = antarid | id = 9321| name = Malmgren Bay|links=off}}</ref> <ref name=gnis-MP>{{cite gnis | type = antarid | id = 9585| name = Maurstad Point|links=off}}</ref> <ref name=gnis-RI>{{cite gnis | type = antarid | id = 12522| name = Renaud Island}}</ref> <ref name=gnis-TP>{{cite gnis | type = antarid | id = 16341| name = Tula Point|links=off}}</ref> <ref name=gnis-WP>{{cite gnis | type = antarid | id = 16341| name = Weaver Point|links=off}}</ref> <ref name=gnis-ZB>{{cite gnis | type = antarid | id = 16963| name = Zubov Bay|links=off}}</ref> }}

{{West Antarctica}} Category:Islands of the Biscoe Islands

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