Buckley Island (Antarctica)

Buckley Island (Antarctica)
Buckley Island photographed circa 1911
Buckley Island (Antarctica) is located in Antarctica
Buckley Island (Antarctica)
Buckley Island (Antarctica)
Geography
LocationBeardmore Glacier
Coordinates84°57′S 164°0′E / 84.950°S 164.000°E / -84.950; 164.000
Highest elevation2,645 m (8678 ft)
Highest pointMount Buckley
Administration
Antarctica

Buckley Island (84°57′S 164°0′E / 84.950°S 164.000°E / -84.950; 164.000) is an island-like mountain massif, surmounted by the peaks of Mount Bartlett, Mount Buckley and Mount Bowers, rising above the ice at the middle of the head of Beardmore Glacier in Antarctica. It was discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition (1907-09) and named in association with Mount Buckley, 2,645 metres (8,678 ft), its highest peak.[1]

  1. ^ Alberts 1995, pp. 101–102.