McKinnon Island

McKinnon Island

McKinnon Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	67°36′S 47°35′E / 67.600°S 47.583°E / -67.600; 47.583Coordinates: 67°36′S 47°35′E / 67.600°S 47.583°E / -67.600; 47.583
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

McKinnon Island is a large island, mostly ice-covered, in the Hannan Ice Shelf along the coast of Enderby Land, Antarctica. It was plotted from air photos taken by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions in 1956, and was named for , Geographical Officer of the Antarctic Division, Melbourne, and Secretary of the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia.^[1]

See also[]

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References[]

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "McKinnon Island". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)

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