Proclamation Island

For the New Zealand offshore island of this name, see Bounty Islands.

Proclamation Island is a small rocky island 2.5 nautical miles (5 km; 3 mi) west of Cape Batterbee and close east of the Aagaard Islands of Antarctica.

Proclamation Island

Douglas Mawson's team claim Proclamation Island for the Crown, 13 January 1930
Proclamation Island
Geography
Location	Southern Ocean
Coordinates	65°51′S 53°41′E
Highest elevation	244 m (801 ft)[1]
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Historic site

The island was discovered by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE), led by Douglas Mawson, 1929–1931, and so named, following the reading of a proclamation on its summit on 13 January 1930 claiming the area for the British Crown.^[2] A cairn and plaque erected by Mawson at the time to commemorate the event has been designated a Historic Site or Monument (HSM 3) following a proposal by Australia to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting.^[3]

See also

• List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands

References

1. "Gazetteer - AADC". data.aad.gov.au. Australian Antarctic Program. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
2. "Proclamation Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-10-24.
3. "List of Historic Sites and Monuments approved by the ATCM (2012)" (PDF). Antarctic Treaty Secretariat. 2012. Retrieved 2013-10-24.

 This article incorporates public domain material from "Proclamation Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.