Malus Island

Malus Island: Malus Island (66°14′S 65°45′W / 66.233°S 65.75°W / -66.233; -65.75) is an island 4.5 nautical miles (8 km) south of Cape Evensen, lying in Auvert Bay off the west coast of Graham Land. Charted by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934-37. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 for Etienne L. Malus (1775–1812), French physicist who discovered the polarization of light by reflection, a fact subsequently used in the design of snow goggles.

See also

List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Malus Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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