Stevenson Island (Antarctica)

This article is about an island in Antarctica. For other islands with a similar name, see Stephenson Island.

Stevenson Island is a small island 120 m high, lying at the east side of Colbeck Archipelago, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of Cape Simpson. Discovered in February 1931 by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) under Mawson. He named it for Captain J.B. Stevenson, Royal Navy, a member of the Australian Aurora Committee, 1916-17.

See also

List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

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

Coordinates: 67°26′S 61°11′E / 67.433°S 61.183°E / -67.433; 61.183

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