Molholm Island
![]() ![]() Molholm Island Location in Antarctica | |
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 66°16′S 110°33′E / 66.267°S 110.550°ECoordinates: 66°16′S 110°33′E / 66.267°S 110.550°E |
Archipelago | Windmill Islands |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
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[]
- ^ a b "Molholm Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-10-29.
External links[]
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Molholm Island". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
Categories:
- Windmill Islands
- Wilkes Land geography stubs