Henderson Island is an ice-covered island 9 miles (14 km) long and rising to 240 m (787 ft), lying 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Masson Island within the Shackleton Ice Shelf. Henderson Island is located at 66°22′S 97°10′E / 66.367°S 97.167°E / -66.367; 97.167. Henderson Island was discovered in August 1912 by the Western Base Party of the Australian Antarctic Expedition under Sir Douglas Mawson and named by him for Prof. G. C. Henderson of Adelaide, a member of the Australian Antarctic Expedition Advisory Committee.
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