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Mickle Island

Coordinates: 77°34′S 166°13′E / 77.567°S 166.217°E / -77.567; 166.217
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Mickle Island
Mickle Island is located in Antarctica
Mickle Island
Mickle Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates77°34′S 166°13′E / 77.567°S 166.217°E / -77.567; 166.217
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Mickle Island is a very small island 2 kilometres (1 nmi) southeast of Flagstaff Point, close off the west side of Ross Island, Antarctica. It was charted and so named by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907–09, led by Ernest Shackleton. The name appears to be capricious or whimsical, "mickle" meaning "great."[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mickle Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-09-23.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Mickle Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.