McIntyre Island (Wilkesland)
| McIntyre Island | ||
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| Waters | Vincennes Bay | |
| Archipelago | Windmill Islands | |
| Geographical location | 66 ° 14 ′ S , 110 ° 34 ′ E | |
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McIntyre Island is a small island in the Windmill Islands archipelago off the Budd coast of Wilkesland, East Antarctica . It is located immediately west of Blakeney Point on the Clark Peninsula .
Aerial photos of the island were taken during the US Operation Highjump (1946–1947) and Operation Windmill (1947–1948). In 1957, scientists at Wilkes Station under the direction of the US polar explorer Carl R. Eklund (1909–1962) carried out a survey. The island is named after Robert McIntyre of the United States Navy , a construction mechanic at Wilkes Station in 1957.
Web links
- McIntyre Island in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- McIntyre Island on geographic.org (English)