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Island in Antarctica
McMullin Island
McMullin Island is located in AntarcticaMcMullin IslandMcMullin IslandLocation in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°17′S 110°31′E / 66.283°S 110.517°E / -66.283; 110.517
Length0.6 km (0.37 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

McMullin Island is a rocky island, 0.6 kilometres (0.3 nmi) long, lying between Shirley Island and Kilby Island in the south part of the entrance to Newcomb Bay, in the Windmill Islands, Antarctica.

It was first mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump and Operation Windmill in 1947 and 1948, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for John P. McMullin, an air crewman with Operation Windmill which established astronomical control in the area in January 1948.

See also

References

  1. ^ "McMullin Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-09-10.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "McMullin Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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