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Stevenson Island (Antarctica)

Coordinates: 67°26′S 61°11′E / 67.433°S 61.183°E / -67.433; 61.183
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Stevenson Island
Stevenson Island is located in Antarctica
Stevenson Island
Stevenson Island
EtymologyJ.B. Stevenson, member of the Australian Aurora Committee
Geography
LocationMac. Robertson Land
Coordinates67°26′S 61°11′E / 67.433°S 61.183°E / -67.433; 61.183
ArchipelagoColbeck Archipelago
Highest elevation120 m (390 ft)

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.

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67°26′S 61°11′E / 67.433°S 61.183°E / -67.433; 61.183