Safety Island

For Safety Islands, see Îles du Salut.

Safety Island
Geography
Safety Island
Location	Mac. Robertson Land
Coordinates	67°31′00″S 63°54′00″E / 67.51667°S 63.90000°E / -67.51667; 63.90000
Administration

Safety Island (67°31′S 63°54′E / 67.517°S 63.900°E / -67.517; 63.900Coordinates: 67°31′S 63°54′E / 67.517°S 63.900°E / -67.517; 63.900) is a small coastal island 4.8 km (3 mi) east of Cape Daly, Antarctica, 9 km (6 mi) south of Auster Islands, and 0.9 km (0.6 mi) northwest of Landmark Point. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. First visited in 1954 by an ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) party led by R.G. Dovers, and so named because it was the nearest safe camp site to Scullin Monolith.

See also

List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

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

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