McMullin Island
  McMullin Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 66°17′S 110°31′E / 66.283°S 110.517°ECoordinates: 66°17′S 110°31′E / 66.283°S 110.517°E |
| Length | 0.6 km (0.37 mi) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
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.[1]
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 , an air crewman with Operation Windmill which established astronomical control in the area in January 1948.[1]
See also[]
- List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands
References[]
- ^ a b "McMullin Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
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