Molholm Island

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Molholm Island
Molholm Island is located in Antarctica
Molholm Island
Molholm Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°16′S 110°33′E / 66.267°S 110.550°E / -66.267; 110.550Coordinates: 66°16′S 110°33′E / 66.267°S 110.550°E / -66.267; 110.550
ArchipelagoWindmill Islands
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Molholm Island is an island at the entrance to McGrady Cove in the eastern part of Newcomb Bay, in the Windmill Islands of Antarctica.[1] The island was mapped from air photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in 1946–47, and was named by Carl R. Eklund for , a glaciologist at Wilkes Station in 1957.[1]

See also[]

  • List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands
  • Molholm Shoal, 0.1 nautical miles (0.2 km) west of Molholm Island

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Molholm Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-10-29.

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