Masson Island
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Masson Island or Mission Island is an ice-covered island about Script error: No such module "convert". long and rising to Script error: No such module "convert"., lying Script error: No such module "convert". northwest of Henderson Island within the Shackleton Ice Shelf. Masson Island is located in the western part of Mawson Sea at Script error: No such module "Coordinates". and has an elevation of Script error: No such module "convert".. Masson Island was discovered in February 1912 by the Australian Antarctic Expedition under Sir Douglas Mawson, who named it for Professor Sir David Orme Masson of Melbourne, a member of the Australian Antarctic Expedition Advisory Committee.
See also
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- List of islands of Australia
- SCAR
- Territorial claims in Antarctica
References