Andersen Island

Andersen Island is an island 7 kilometres (4 nmi) west of Thorgaut Island, and 4 kilometres (2 nmi) east of Child Rocks, in the Robinson Group, Antarctica. It was mapped by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition under Douglas Mawson in February 1931. The island was also charted from the whaler Thorgaut about the same time. It was named after Captain Lars Andersen of the whaler Falk who had assisted the Discovery with coal.[1][2]

Andersen Island
Andersen Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates67°26′S 63°22′E
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also
  • List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References
  1. "Andersen Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
  2. Australian Antarctic Data Centre

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