Achernar Island

Achernar Island (66°58′S, 57°12′E) is an island 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long, lying 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Shaula Island in the Oygarden Group. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named Utoy (the outer island). The group was first visited by an ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) party in 1954; the island was renamed by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) after the star Achernar, which was used for an astrofix in the vicinity.

See also

• List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

This article incorporates text from Achernar Island, in the Geographic Names Information System, operated by the United States Geological Survey, and therefore a public domain work of the United States Government.