Stinear Island | |
Map: | Antarctica |
Location: | Antarctica |
Coordinates: | -67.5833°N 112°W |
Population: | Uninhabited |
Country: | None |
Treaty System: | Antarctic Treaty System |
Stinear Island is one of the Flat Islands, lying 0.2nmi north of Béchervaise Island in Holme Bay, Mac. Robertson Land. It is one of several islands plotted as a part of "Flatoy" (flat island) by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37. Found to be a separate island by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) in 1954 and named for B.H. Stinear, geologist at Mawson Station in 1954, 1957 and 1959.