Greater Mackellar Island

66°58′S 142°39′E / 66.967°S 142.650°E / -66.967; 142.650Length1.1 km (0.68 mi)Width0.5 km (0.31 mi)AdministrationAdministered under the Antarctic Treaty SystemDemographicsPopulationUninhabited

Greater Mackellar Island, also Great Mackellar Islet, is the largest of the Mackellar Islands, lying 4 kilometres (2 nmi) north of Cape Denison in the center of Commonwealth Bay, Antarctica. It was discovered and named by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911–14) under Douglas Mawson.^[1] The Island is about 1100 m long, and up to 500 m wide.^[2]

Important Bird Area

The island forms part of the Mackellar Islands Important Bird Area (IBA), identified as such by BirdLife International because it supports large breeding colonies of Adélie penguins.^[3]

See also

• List of Antarctic and Subantarctic islands

References

External links

• Sketch map
•  This article incorporates public domain material from "Greater Mackellar Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.