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Dixson Island

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Dixson Island is a high ice-covered island, 19 km (10 nmi) long and 9 km (5 nmi) wide, at the west side of the mouth of Ninnis Glacier. It was discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911–14) under Douglas Mawson, who named it for Sir Hugh Dixson of Sydney, a patron of the expedition.[1]

LocationAntarctica
Coordinates68°8′S 146°43′E
PopulationUninhabited
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Dixson Island
Dixson Island is located in Antarctica
Dixson Island
Location within Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates68°8′S 146°43′E
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Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
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PopulationUninhabited
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The northern point of Dixson Island is Cape Pollock.

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