Mushroom Island

Mushroom Island in the Antarctic is an ice-covered island lying 19 kilometres (10 nmi) west-southwest of Cape Berteaux, off the west coast of Graham Land.

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Mushroom Island
Mushroom Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates68°53′S 67°53′W
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

It was first charted by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934–37, and so named because of its resemblance to a mushroom cap.

See also
  • List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

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