Kerry Island
| Kerry Island | ||
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| Waters | Holme Bay | |
| Archipelago | Flat Islands | |
| Geographical location | 67 ° 36 ′ S , 62 ° 47 ′ E | |
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| Highest elevation | 16 m | |
Kerry Island is a small island off the Mawson Coast of the East Antarctic Mac Robertson Land . In the group of Flat Islands it is 3 km northwest of Mawson Station in the immediate vicinity of Jongens Island .
The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named it in 2009 after Knowles Kerry, the lead scientist in the marine biology program of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions .
Web links
- Kerry Island in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)