Macquarie Island

proper noun

A subantarctic island lying approximately 1,500 km southeast of Tasmania, governed as a part of Tasmania, Australia.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A subantarctic island lying approximately 1,500 km southeast of Tasmania, governed as a part of Tasmania, Australia.

Origin

Named after Lachlan Macquarie, Governor of New South Wales from 1810 to 1821.

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APA

Macquarie Island. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Macquarie%20Island

MLA

“Macquarie Island.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Macquarie%20Island. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Macquarie Island,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Macquarie%20Island.

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