Béchervaise Island
 Béchervaise Island
Location in Antarctica
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 67°35′S 62°49′E / 67.583°S 62.817°E |
| Archipelago | Flat Islands |
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| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
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| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Béchervaise Island is the largest of the Flat Islands, and is located just west of Stinear Island in Holme Bay, Mac. Robertson Land. It is one of several plotted as a part of "Flatøy" ("flat island") by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, but was found to be a separate island by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions in 1954 and named for John Béchervaise, officer in charge at Mawson Station in 1955 and 1959.
Coordinates: 67°35′S 62°49′E / 67.583°S 62.817°E
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