Dixson Island

Dixson Island is a high ice-covered island, 19 km long and 9 km wide, at the west side of the mouth of . It was discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition under Douglas Mawson, who named it for Sir Hugh Dixson of , a patron of the expedition.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Antarctica
  • Also known as: “Dixon Island”

Dixson Island

Latitude
-68.13333° or 68° 8′ south
Longitude
146.71667° or 146° 43′ east
Open location code
3R38VP88+MM
Geo­Names ID
6632182
Wiki­data ID
Q5284995
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Dixson Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Dixson Island”
  • Chinese: “德臣島”
  • Dutch: “Dixson Island”
  • German: “Dixson Island”
  • Japanese: “ディクソン島”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dixson Island”
  • Spanish: “Isla Dixson”
  • Swedish: “Dixson Island”

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