Fletcher Island

Fletcher Island

Fletcher Island is a rocky island, 0.25 mile (0.4 km) in diameter, which is the largest of the Fletcher Islands. Fletcher Island is located at coord|66|53|S|143|05|E|. Fletcher Island lies in the eastern part of Commonwealth Bay, 6 miles (10 km) west-southwest (WSW) of Cape Gray. Fletcher Island was discovered by the Australian Antarctic Expedition (AAE) (1911-1914) under Douglas Mawson, who named it for Frank D. Fletcher, First Officer on the expedition ship Aurora.

See also

* Fletcher Islands
* List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands


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