Vicars Island

Vicars Island is a small ice-covered island about 3.7 kilometres (2 nmi) off the coast of Enderby Land. It was discovered on 12 January 1930 by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) under Mawson. He named it after an Australian textile company which presented the expedition with cloth for uniforms.

Vicars Island
Vicars Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates65°51′S 54°24′E
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also
  • List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

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


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