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Island in Enderby Land, Antarctica

Vicars Island
Vicars Island is located in AntarcticaVicars IslandVicars IslandLocation in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates65°51′S 54°24′E / 65.850°S 54.400°E / -65.850; 54.400
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Vicars Island is a small ice-covered island about 3.7 kilometres (2 nmi) off the coast of Enderby Land. It was discovered on 12 January 1930 by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) under Mawson. He named it after an Australian textile company which presented the expedition with cloth for uniforms.

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