Mackerel Island

Mackerel Island is an island immediately west of in the , off the west coast of , Antarctica. It was charted by the British Graham Land Expedition under John Rymill, 1934–37, and was so named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1959 after the mackerel as it is one of the Fish Islands.
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  • Island
  • Description: Island in Graham Land, Antarctica

Places of Interest

Highlights include Trout Island and Salmon Island.
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is the westernmost of the , lying off the west coast of .

Mackerel Island

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Latitude
-66.02528° or 66° 1′ 31″ south
Longitude
-65.41755° or 65° 25′ 3″ west
Open location code
375PXHFJ+VX
Geo­Names ID
6637348
Wiki­data ID
Q6724436

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Mackerel Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Mackerel Island”
  • Chinese: “鯖魚島”
  • Dutch: “Mackerel Island”
  • German: “Mackerel Island”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mackerel Island”
  • Swedish: “Mackerel Island”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Plaice Island and Fish Islands.

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