Stevenson Island (Antarctica)

This article is about an island in Antarctica. For other islands with a similar name, see Stephenson Island.

Stevenson Island is a small island 120 m (390 ft) high, lying at the east side of Colbeck Archipelago, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of Cape Simpson. Discovered in February 1931 by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) under Mawson. He named it for Captain J.B. Stevenson, Royal Navy, a member of the Australian Aurora Committee, 1916–17.

Stevenson Island

Stevenson Island
Etymology	J.B. Stevenson, member of the Australian Aurora Committee
Geography
Location	Mac. Robertson Land
Coordinates	67°26′S 61°11′E
Archipelago	Colbeck Archipelago
Highest elevation	120 m (390 ft)

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from "Stevenson Island (Antarctica)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.