Lesser Mackellar Island

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]

Lesser Mackellar Island
Lesser Mackellar Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°58′S 142°39′E
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

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.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Lesser Mackellar Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
  2. "MacKellar Islands". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2020.

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