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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.[1]

McMullin Island

McMullin Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	66°17′S 110°31′E
Length	0.6 km (0.37 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

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.[1]

See also

• List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

References

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

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[de] McMullin Island

McMullin Island ist eine 500 m lange Felseninsel im Archipel der Windmill-Inseln vor der Budd-Küste des ostantarktischen Wilkeslands. Sie liegt im südlichen Abschnitt der Einfahrt zur Newcomb Bay zwischen den Inseln Shirley Island und Kilby Island sowie westlich von Bøving Island.

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- [en] McMullin Island

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[it] Isola McMullin

L'isola McMullin (in inglese McMullin Island) è una piccola isola antartica facente parte delle Isole Windmill.

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