Jack Johnson Island
| Jack Johnson Island | ||
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| Waters | Commonwealth Bay | |
| Archipelago | Mackellar Islands | |
| Geographical location | 66 ° 59 ′ S , 142 ° 38 ′ E | |
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Jack Johnson Island is an island off the George V coast in the Australian Antarctic Territory . It belongs to the Mackellar Islands off Cape Denison in the Commonwealth Bay and is located south of Switzerland 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. Its namesake, in turn, is the American boxer and world heavyweight champion Jack Johnson (1878-1946).
Web links
- Jack Johnson Island in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)