It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and so named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia because a depot was established there by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions during 1956.

[1] This article incorporates public domain material from "Depot Island, Kemp Land".

Geographic Names Information System.

United States Geological Survey.

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