Lucas Island
  Lucas Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 68°30′S 77°57′E / 68.500°S 77.950°ECoordinates: 68°30′S 77°57′E / 68.500°S 77.950°E |
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None | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Additional information | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Lucas Island is a small island lying just west of the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica, 4 kilometres (2 nmi) northwest of Plog Island. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936–37) and called "Plogsteinen" (the plow stone). It was mapped by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions in 1958 and renamed for W.C. Lucas, a diesel mechanic at Davis Station, 1957.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Lucas Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
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