Lucas Island

Lucas Island
Lucas Island

Location in Antarctica

Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 68°30′S 77°57′E / 68.500°S 77.950°E / -68.500; 77.950Coordinates: 68°30′S 77°57′E / 68.500°S 77.950°E / -68.500; 77.950
Administration
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Lucas Island is a small island lying just west of the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica, 4 kilometres (2 nmi) northwest of Plog Island. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936–37) and called "Plogsteinen" (the plow stone). It was mapped by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions in 1958 and renamed for W.C. Lucas, a diesel mechanic at Davis Station, 1957.[1]

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References

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


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