Kidson Island
Kidson Island is an island 1 kilometre long, lying 28 kilometres north-northeast of Byrd Head, Antarctica. It was discovered in February 1931 by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition under Mawson, and named by him for Edward Kidson.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Kidson Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island 28 km north-northeast of Byrd Head, Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
Discover Kidson Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Kidson Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kidson Island”
- Chinese: “基德森島”
- Dutch: “Kidson Island”
- German: “Kidson Island”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kidson Island”
- Swedish: “Kidson Island”
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