Welch Island (Antarctica)

Welch Island
Welch Island

Location in Antarctica

Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 67°34′S 62°56′E / 67.567°S 62.933°E / -67.567; 62.933Coordinates: 67°34′S 62°56′E / 67.567°S 62.933°E / -67.567; 62.933
Highest elevation 130 m (430 ft)
Administration
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Welch Island is an island, 1.6 km (1 mi) long with a prominent pinnacle rock of 130 m (427 ft), lying north of Rouse Islands and 1.6 km (1 mi) off the shore in the eastern side of Holme Bay. Welch Island is located at 67°34′S 62°56′E / 67.567°S 62.933°E / -67.567; 62.933, and is 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) south of Welch Rocks.

Welch Island was discovered in February 1931 by the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) under Sir Douglas Mawson, who named it for B. F. Welch, Second Engineer on the RRS Discovery.[1]

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