Moyes Islands
Moyes Islands Location in Antarctica | |
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 67°1′S 143°51′E / 67.017°S 143.850°ECoordinates: 67°1′S 143°51′E / 67.017°S 143.850°E |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Moyes Islands is a group of small islands lying in the west part of Watt Bay, 4.6 kilometres (2.5 nmi) southeast of Cape-Pigeon Rocks. Discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911–14) under Douglas Mawson, who named them for Morton H. Moyes who served as meteorologist with the expedition.
See also[]
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Moyes Islands". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
Categories:
- Islands of George V Land
- George V Land geography stubs