Mushroom Island in the Antarctic is an ice-covered island lying 19 kilometres (10 nmi) west-southwest of Cape Berteaux, off the west coast of Graham Land.
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 68°53′S 67°53′W / 68.883°S 67.883°W |
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Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
It was first charted by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934–37, and so named because of its resemblance to a mushroom cap.
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edit- This article incorporates public domain material from "Mushroom Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.