Macklin Island

Macklin Island (67°29′S 63°39′E / 67.483°S 63.650°E / -67.483; 63.650Coordinates: 67°29′S 63°39′E / 67.483°S 63.650°E / -67.483; 63.650) is a small island in the eastern part of the Robinson Group, about 1.5 nautical miles (3 km) north of Kirton Island, and 3 nautical miles (6 km) northwest of Cape Daly, Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and was named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for E.L. Macklin, a radio officer at Mawson Station in 1955 and 1959.^[1]

See also

• List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

References

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