Greater Mackellar Island

Greater Mackellar Island
Greater Mackellar Island

Location in Antarctica

Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 66°58′S 142°39′E / 66.967°S 142.650°E / -66.967; 142.650Coordinates: 66°58′S 142°39′E / 66.967°S 142.650°E / -66.967; 142.650
Length 1.1 km (0.68 mi)
Width 0.5 km (0.31 mi)
Administration
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Greater Mackellar Island, also Great Mackellar Islet, is the largest of the Mackellar Islands, lying 4 kilometres (2 nmi) north of Cape Denison in the center of Commonwealth Bay, Antarctica. It was discovered and named by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911–14) under Douglas Mawson.[1]

The Island is about 1100 m long, and up to 500 m wide.[2]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Greater Mackellar Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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