Vicars Island

Vicars Island (65°51′S 54°24′E / 65.850°S 54.400°E / -65.850; 54.400Coordinates: 65°51′S 54°24′E / 65.850°S 54.400°E / -65.850; 54.400) is a small ice-covered island about 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off the coast of Enderby Land. It was discovered on 12 January 1930 by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) under Mawson. He named it after an Australian textile company which presented the expedition with cloth for uniforms.

See also

List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

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

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