Murray Islands (South Orkney Islands)

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Murray Islands
Map of the South Orkney Islands with the Murray Islands off the south coast of Laurie Island (right)
Map of the South Orkney Islands with the Murray Islands off the south coast of Laurie Island (right)
Waters Weddell Sea
archipelago South Orkney Islands
Geographical location 60 ° 46 ′  S , 44 ° 30 ′  W Coordinates: 60 ° 46 ′  S , 44 ° 30 ′  W
Murray Islands (South Orkney Islands) (Antarctica)
Murray Islands (South Orkney Islands)
Residents uninhabited

The Murray Islands are a group of small islands in the archipelago of the South Orkney Islands . They are 1.9 km southeast of Cape Whitson off the south coast of Laurie Island .

The British Antarctic explorer Matthew Brisbane (1787–1833), who had explored the south coast under the leadership of James Weddell , mapped it in January 1823. Weddell named it after the watchmaker James Murray (1780–1847), the maker of chronometers for the sea voyage .

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