Henderson Island (Shackleton Ice Shelf)

For other islands with the same name, see Henderson Island.

Henderson Island is an ice-covered island 17 kilometres (9 nmi) long and rising to 240 m (787 ft), lying 17 kilometres (9 nmi) southeast of Masson Island within the Shackleton Ice Shelf. Henderson Island was discovered in August 1912 by the Western Base Party of the Australian Antarctic Expedition under Sir Douglas Mawson and named by him for Prof. G. C. Henderson of Adelaide, a member of the Australian Antarctic Expedition Advisory Committee.

Henderson Island

Henderson Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	66°22′S 97°10′E
Length	17 km (10.6 mi)
Highest elevation	240 m (790 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

See also

• Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
• List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
• SCAR
• Territorial claims in Antarctica

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