Fletcher Island

Fletcher Island

Fletcher Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	66°53′S 143°05′E / 66.883°S 143.083°E / -66.883; 143.083Coordinates: 66°53′S 143°05′E / 66.883°S 143.083°E / -66.883; 143.083
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Fletcher Island is a rocky island, 0.5 km (0.25 nmi) in diameter, which is the largest of the Fletcher Islands. Fletcher Island is located at

66°53′S 143°05′E / 66.883°S 143.083°E / -66.883; 143.083. Fletcher Island lies in the eastern part of Commonwealth Bay, 11 km (6 nmi) west-southwest (WSW) of Cape Gray. Fletcher Island was discovered by the Australian Antarctic Expedition (AAE) (1911–1914) under Douglas Mawson, who named it for Frank D. Fletcher, First Officer on the expedition ship Aurora.

See also[]

• Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
• Fletcher Islands
• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
• List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
• SCAR
• Territorial claims in Antarctica

References[]

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Fletcher Island". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)