Mackellar Islands

Mackellar Islands

Mackellar Islands Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	66°58′S 142°40′E / 66.967°S 142.667°E / -66.967; 142.667Coordinates: 66°58′S 142°40′E / 66.967°S 142.667°E / -66.967; 142.667
Total islands	30
Administration
None
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

The Mackellar Islands, also MacKellar Islets, are a group of about 30 small islands and rocks lying 3 kilometres (1.5 nmi) north of Cape Denison in the center of Commonwealth Bay, Antarctica. They were discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911–14) under Douglas Mawson, who named them for C.D. Mackellar of London, a patron of the expedition.^[1] The largest is Greater Mackellar Island.

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

External links

• Sketch map

References

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