Mackerel Island
Mackerel Island is an island immediately west of Flounder Island in the Fish Islands, off the west coast of Graham Land, 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.Places of Interest
Highlights include Trout Island and Salmon Island.
Trout Island
Islet
Trout Island is an island just east of Salmon Island in the Fish Islands, off the west coast of Graham Land. Charted by the British Graham Land Expedition under Rymill, 1934–37.
Salmon Island
Islet
Salmon Island is the westernmost of the Fish Islands, lying off the west coast of Graham Land. Charted by the British Graham Land Expedition under Rymill, 1934–37.
Mackerel Island
- Type: Island
- Description: Island in Graham Land, Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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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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