Its surface area is 132 km2 (51 sq mi).

[2] The name "Robert Island" dates back to around 1821 and is now established in international usage.

Much of the Coppermine Peninsula in the west of the island is made up by a perched strandflat surface that was at sea level in the past.

[4] Fildes was sealing in the South Shetlands in 1821–1822 until ice destroyed his vessel in March 1822.

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