Adams Island (Antarctica)
There are other Adams Islands, including one more subantarctic island. See Adams Island (disambiguation) for other meanings.
  Adams Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 66°33′S 092°35′E / 66.550°S 92.583°ECoordinates: 66°33′S 092°35′E / 66.550°S 92.583°E |
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None | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Additional information | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Adams Island is a small rocky coastal antarctic island embedded in thick bay ice most of the year, lying at the western side of McDonald Bay, about 20.4 km (11 nmi) west of Mabus Point. Adams Island was discovered by the Western Base Party of the Australian Antarctic Expedition, 1911–1914, under Douglas Mawson, and named by him for the boatswain of the expedition ship Aurora.
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Adams Island (Antarctica)" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
See also
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands
- SCAR
- Territorial claims in Antarctica
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