Béchervaise Island
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 67°35′S 62°49′E / 67.583°S 62.817°E |
Archipelago | Flat Islands |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Béchervaise Island is the largest of the
Lars Christensen Expedition, but was found to be a separate island by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions in 1954 and named for John Béchervaise, officer in charge at Mawson Station
in 1955 and 1959.
67°35′S 62°49′E / 67.583°S 62.817°E
See also
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
- Territorial claims in Antarctica
References
- This article incorporates public domain material from "Béchervaise Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.