Betli Island
| Betli Island | ||
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| Waters | Commonwealth Bay | |
| Archipelago | Mackellar Islands | |
| Geographical location | 66 ° 58 ′ S , 142 ° 39 ′ E | |
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Betli Island is an island off the George V coast in the Australian Antarctic Territory . It belongs to the Mackellar Islands off Cape Cape Denison in the Commonwealth Bay and lies west of Lesser Mackellar Island .
They were discovered by participants in the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911–1914) under the direction of the Australian polar explorer Douglas Mawson . The island is named after one of the sled dogs on the research trip. In turn, the Swiss expedition member Xavier Mertz named it for reasons that are not known.
Web links
- Betli Island in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)