Deverall Island

Map sheet showing Deverall Island

Deverall Island (81°28′S 161°54′E / 81.467°S 161.900°E / -81.467; 161.900) is a small ice-covered island, rising above the Ross Ice Shelf just northeast of Beaumont Bay. It was named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1960–61) for William H. Deverall, a radio operator at Scott Base, 1961.[1] It is considered to be the southernmost island in the world.

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


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