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Haswell Island
Haswell Island is located in Antarctica
Haswell Island
Haswell Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°31′S 93°0′E / 66.517°S 93.000°E / -66.517; 93.000
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Haswell Island is the largest of the Haswell Islands, lying off the coast of Antarctica, about 3 kilometres (1.5 nmi) north of Mabus Point in Queen Mary Land. It was discovered by the Western Base Party of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911–14, under Mawson, and named by him for Professor William A. Haswell, a zoologist at Sydney University and a member of the expedition's Advisory Committee.[1]

  1. ^ "Haswell Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-05-31.

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