Lesser Mackellar Island

Lesser Mackellar Island

Lesser Mackellar Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	66°58′S 142°39′E / 66.967°S 142.650°E / -66.967; 142.650Coordinates: 66°58′S 142°39′E / 66.967°S 142.650°E / -66.967; 142.650
Administration
None
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Lesser Mackellar Island is a small island immediately northeast of Greater Mackellar Island in the Mackellar Islands of Antarctica, lying 4 kilometres (2 nmi) north of Cape Denison in the center of Commonwealth Bay. It was discovered and named by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911–14) under Douglas Mawson. The name is indicative of the size of the feature in relation to Greater Mackellar Island.^[1]

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References

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