McKinnon Island
| McKinnon Island | ||
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| Waters | Casey Bay | |
| Geographical location | 67 ° 36 ′ S , 47 ° 35 ′ E | |
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McKinnon Island is a large and icy island off the coast of the East Antarctic Enderbyland . It is located in the midst of the south-western shore of Casey Bay located Hannan Ice Shelf .
Aerial photos taken by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions in 1956 were used to map them. The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named it after its secretary Graeme William McKinnon (* 1921), who led a team of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions to explore the Prince Charles Mountains in 1960.
Web links
- McKinnon Island in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- McKinnon Island on geographic.org (English)