Proclamation Island is a small rocky island

Island

An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...

 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) west of Cape Batterbee

Cape Batterbee

Cape Batterbee is a small, rocky point on the coast, the most northerly cape of Enderby Land. It is located 92 km north of Mount Elkins.-Discovery and naming:Cape Batterbee was discovered by BANZARE on 13 January 1930...

 and close east of Aagaard Islands

Aagaard Islands

Aagaard Islands , also known as Bjarne Aagaard Islands or Ostrova B'yarne-Ogor, are a group of small islands lying to the west of Proclamation Island and Cape Batterbee, near the coast of Antarctica in the Southern Ocean...

. Discovered by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE), led by Mawson, 1929–1931, and so named, following the reading of a proclamation on its summit on January 13, 1930 claiming the area for the British Crown

The Crown

The Crown is a corporation sole that in the Commonwealth realms and any provincial or state sub-divisions thereof represents the legal embodiment of governance, whether executive, legislative, or judicial...

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