McKinnon Island

McKinnon Island
McKinnon Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 67°36′S 47°35′E / 67.600°S 47.583°E / -67.600; 47.583Coordinates: 67°36′S 47°35′E / 67.600°S 47.583°E / -67.600; 47.583
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

McKinnon Island is a large island, mostly ice-covered, in the Hannan Ice Shelf along the coast of Enderby Land, Antarctica. It was plotted from air photos taken by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions in 1956, and was named for Graeme W. McKinnon, Geographical Officer of the Antarctic Division, Melbourne, and Secretary of the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "McKinnon Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-07-17.

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