Mackellar Islands

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.

Mackellar Islands
Mackellar Islands
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°58′S 142°40′E
Total islands30
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also
  • List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References
  1. "Mackellar Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-07-16.

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