Adams Island (Antarctica)
There are other Adams Islands, including one more subantarctic island. See Adams Island (disambiguation) for other meanings.
Adams Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 66°33′S 092°35′E |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Adams Island is a small rocky coastal antarctic island embedded in thick bay ice most of the year, lying at the western side of McDonald Bay, about 20.4 km (11 nmi) west of Mabus Point. Adams Island was named after Edgar Lucas Adams (1883 - 1928), the boatswain of the expedition ship, Aurora. The island was discovered by the Western Base Party of the Australian Antarctic Expedition, 1911–1914, under Douglas Mawson, and named by him for the boatswain of the expedition ship Aurora.
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