Dixson Island (Antarctica)
Dixson Island is a high ice-covered island, 19 km (10 nmi) long and 9 km (5 nmi) wide, at the west side of the mouth of Ninnis Glacier. It was discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911–14) under Douglas Mawson, who named it for Sir Hugh Dixson of Sydney, a patron of the expedition.[1]
  Dixson Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 68°8′S 146°43′E |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
The northern point of Dixson Island is Cape Pollock.
See also
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
References
- "Dixson Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
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