Dixson Island is a high ice-covered island, long and wide, at the west side of the mouth of

Ninnis Glacier Ninnis Glacier () is a large, heavily hummocked and crevassed glacier descending steeply from the high interior to the sea in a broad valley, on George V Coast in Antarctica. It was discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911–14) ...

. It was discovered by the

Australasian Antarctic Expedition The Australasian Antarctic Expedition was a 1911–1914 expedition headed by Douglas Mawson that explored the largely uncharted Antarctic coast due south of Australia. Mawson had been inspired to lead his own venture by his experiences on Ernest ...

(1911–14) under

Douglas Mawson Sir Douglas Mawson OBE FRS FAA (5 May 1882 – 14 October 1958) was an Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer, and academic. Along with Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, and Sir Ernest Shackleton, he was a key expedition leader during ...

, who named it for

Sir Hugh Dixson Sir Hugh Dixson (29 January 1841 – 11 May 1926) was an Australian business man and philanthropist. Biography Dixson was born in George Street, Sydney, the son of Hugh Dixson and his wife Helen, ''née'' Craig. He was educated at the Elfred H ...

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

, a patron of the expedition. The northern point of Dixson Island is

Cape Pollock Cape Pollock () is the northern point of Dixson Island, located at the west side of the mouth of Ninnis Glacier. Discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911–14) under Douglas Mawson Sir Douglas Mawson OBE FRS FAA (5 May 1 ...

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Islands of George V Land {{GeorgeVLand-geo-stub

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