McMullin Island
McMullin-Insel, Ile McMullin
66°17′S 110°31′E
McMullin Island is a rocky island, 0.6 kilometres (0.3 nmi) long, lying between Shirley Island and Kilby Island in the south part of the entrance to Newcomb Bay, in the Windmill Islands, Antarctica.
66°17′S 110°31′E
Overview
McMullin Island is a rocky island, 0.6 kilometres (0.3 nmi) long, lying between Shirley Island and Kilby Island in the south part of the entrance to Newcomb Bay, in the Windmill Islands, Antarctica. It was first mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump and Operation Windmill in 1947 and 1948, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for John P. McMullin, an air crewman with Operation Windmill which established astronomical control in the area in January 1948.
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Nearest islands
- Beall Island2.9 km
- Pidgeon Island5.7 km
- 7.2 km
- Odbert Island11 km
- Ford Island14 km
- Herring Island16 km
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Holl Island
4 km²▲ 92 m
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Peterson Island
3.5 km²▲ 75 m
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Herring Island
3.1 km²▲ 80 m
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Odbert Island
1.9 km²▲ 88 m
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Beall Island
1.9 km²▲ 46 m
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Ford Island
1.8 km²▲ 70 m
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Pidgeon Island
1.6 km²▲ 68 m
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Unnamed island
0.89 km²▲ 64 m
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