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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]

Greater Mackellar Island

Greater Mackellar Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	66°58′S 142°39′E
Length	1.1 km (0.68 mi)
Width	0.5 km (0.31 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

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.[3]

See also

• List of Antarctic and Subantarctic islands

References

External links

• Sketch map Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
•  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Greater Mackellar Island". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)

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[de] Greater Mackellar Island

Greater Mackellar Island ist eine Insel vor der Georg-V.-Küste im Australischen Antarktis-Territorium. Sie ist die größte der Mackellar-Inseln und liegt 3 km nördlich des Kap Denison im Zentrum der Commonwealth-Bucht.

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