Adams Island (Antarctica)
- Adams Island (Antarctica)
"There are other Adams Islands, including one more sub-antarctic island. See Adams Island for other meanings."
Adams Island is a small rocky coastal sub-antarctic island embedded in thick bay ice most of the year, lying at the western side of McDonald Bay, about 17 km (11 miles) west of Mabus Point. Adams Island is located at coord|66|33|S|092|35|E|. Adams Island was discovered by the Western Base Party of the Australian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914, under Douglas Mawson, and named by him for the boatswain of the expedition ship Aurora.
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