Charted by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934–37.
So named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1959 because the island faces Cat Island across the navigable channel.
[1] This article incorporates public domain material from "Dog Island (Antarctica)".
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