Dixson Island (Antarctica)

Dixson Island
Dixson Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 68°8′S 146°43′E / 68.133°S 146.717°E / -68.133; 146.717Coordinates: 68°8′S 146°43′E / 68.133°S 146.717°E / -68.133; 146.717
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

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]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Dixson Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-01-21.

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