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Greater Mackellar Island

Coordinates: 66°58′S 142°39′E / 66.967°S 142.650°E / -66.967; 142.650
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Greater Mackellar Island
Greater Mackellar Island is located in Antarctica
Greater Mackellar Island
Greater Mackellar Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°58′S 142°39′E / 66.967°S 142.650°E / -66.967; 142.650
Length1.1 km (0.68 mi)
Width0.5 km (0.31 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Greater Mackellar Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-05-06.
  2. ^ measured from Wikimapia
  3. ^ "MacKellar Islands". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
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