Murray Islands (South Orkney Islands)
Murray Islands | ||
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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 | |
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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 .
Web links
- Murray Islands in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Murray Islands on geographic.org (English)