Alligator Island (Antarctica)
| Alligator Island | ||
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| Waters | Davissee , Southern Ocean | |
| Geographical location | 66 ° 34 ′ 0 ″ S , 97 ° 40 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| length | 800 m | |
Alligator Island is an 800 m long, towering and rocky island in the Bay of Winds off the coast of the East Antarctic Queen Marie Land . It is 4 miles west of Jones Rocks .
It was discovered by the team at the west base of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911-1914) of the Australian polar explorer Douglas Mawson . They named the island after its shape, which is reminiscent of an alligator .
Web links
- Alligator Iceland in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Alligator Island on geographic.org (English)