Lesser Mackellar Island Explained

Lesser Mackellar Island
Map:Antarctica
Location:Antarctica
Coordinates:-66.9667°N 181°W
Population:Uninhabited
Country:None
Treaty System:Antarctic Treaty System

Lesser Mackellar Island is a small island immediately northeast of Greater Mackellar Island in the Mackellar Islands of Antarctica, lying 20NaN0 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.

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.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MacKellar Islands. . 2015 . BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 15 November 2020.