Mulroy Island

Mulroy Island

Map of Thurston Island
Mulroy Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	71°51′S 98°0′W / 71.850°S 98.000°W / -71.850; -98.000Coordinates: 71°51′S 98°0′W / 71.850°S 98.000°W / -71.850; -98.000
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Satellite image of Thurston Island.

Mulroy Island is a small island which lies just off Black Crag, the northeast extremity of Noville Peninsula, Thurston Island. Discovered by the in February 1960. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for , fuel engineer with Byrd Antarctic Expedition in 1928–30.

Maps[]

• Thurston Island – Jones Mountains. 1:500000 Antarctica Sketch Map. US Geological Survey, 1967.
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

See also[]

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

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

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