| 词条 | Masson Island |
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| name = Masson Island | image_name = | image_caption = | map = Antarctica | map_caption = Location in Antarctica | nickname = | location = Antarctica | coordinates = {{Coord|66|08|S|96|35|E|display=inline,title}} | archipelago = | total_islands = | major_islands = | area_km2 = | length_km = 31 | width_km = | highest_mount = | elevation_m = 465 | population = Uninhabited | population_as_of = | density_km2 = | ethnic_groups = | country = None | treaty_system = Antarctic Treaty System }} Masson Island or Mission Island is an ice-covered island about {{Convert|17|nmi|km|disp=flip}} long and rising to {{Convert|465|m|ft}}, lying {{Convert|9|nmi|km|disp=flip}} northwest of Henderson Island within the Shackleton Ice Shelf. Masson Island is located in the western part of Mawson Sea at {{Coord|66|08|S|96|35|E|}} and has an elevation of {{Convert|465|m|ft}}. Masson Island was discovered in February 1912 by the Australian Antarctic Expedition under Sir Douglas Mawson, who named it for Professor Sir David Orme Masson of Melbourne, a member of the Australian Antarctic Expedition Advisory Committee. See also
ReferencesExternal links{{usgs-gazetteer|id=9531}} 1 : Islands of Queen Mary Land |
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