Welch Island (Antarctica)
- Welch Island (Antarctica)
Welch Island is an island, one mile long with a prominent pinnacle rock of 130 m, lying north of Rouse Islands and one mile off the shore in the eastern side of Holme Bay. Welch Island is located at coord|67|34|S|62|56|E| and has an elevation of 130 m.
Welch Island was discovered in February 1931 by the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) under Sir Douglas Mawson, who named it for B. F. Welch, second engineer on the RRS Discovery.
See also
* List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands
External links
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