Proclamation Island

Coordinates: 65°51′S 53°41′E / 65.850°S 53.683°E / -65.850; 53.683
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Douglas Mawson's team claim Proclamation Island for the Crown, January 13, 1930

Proclamation Island is a small rocky island 2.5 nautical miles (5 km; 3 mi) west of Cape Batterbee and close east of the Aagaard Islands of Antarctica.

Historic site

The island was discovered by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE), led by Douglas Mawson, 1929–1931, and so named, following the reading of a proclamation on its summit on 13 January 1930 claiming the area for the British Crown.[1] A cairn and plaque erected by Mawson at the time to commemorate the event has been designated a Historic Site or Monument (HSM 3) following a proposal by Australia to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Proclamation Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-10-24.
  2. ^ "List of Historic Sites and Monuments approved by the ATCM (2012)" (PDF). Antarctic Treaty Secretariat. 2012. Retrieved 2013-10-24.

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

65°51′S 53°41′E / 65.850°S 53.683°E / -65.850; 53.683


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