Béchervaise Island

Béchervaise Island

Béchervaise Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	67°35′S 62°49′E / 67.583°S 62.817°E / -67.583; 62.817
Archipelago	Flat Islands
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Béchervaise Island is the largest of the Flat Islands, and is located just west of Stinear Island in Holme Bay, Mac. Robertson Land. It is one of several plotted as a part of "Flatøy" ("flat island") by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, but was found to be a separate island by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions in 1954 and named for John Béchervaise, officer in charge at Mawson Station in 1955 and 1959.

Coordinates: 67°35′S 62°49′E / 67.583°S 62.817°E / -67.583; 62.817

See also

• Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
• List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
• Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
• Territorial claims in Antarctica

References

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