Fletcher Island

This article is about an island in Antarctica. For the island in the Canadian Arctic, see Fletcher Island (Nunavut). For the island off Western Australia, see Collier Bay, Western Australia.

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. 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.

Fletcher Island

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

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 "Fletcher Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.