Lichen Island
| Lichen Island | ||
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| Waters | Prydz Bay , Southern Ocean | |
| Geographical location | 69 ° 20 ′ S , 75 ° 32 ′ E | |
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Lichen Iceland (of English union , Lichen ' ) is a small island in the southern part of Prydz Bay in front of the Ingrid Christensen Coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth country . It is located north of the Bølingen archipelago and 4 km northwest of Cleft Island .
Australian scientists visited them on February 5, 1966 as part of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions . The Australian polar explorer Phillip Law named it after the lichens that were found there in large numbers .
Web links
- Lichen Island in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Lichen Island on geographic.org (English)