Myall Islands
| Myall Islands | ||
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| Waters | Alasheev Bay | |
| Geographical location | 67 ° 40 ′ S , 45 ° 43 ′ E | |
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| Number of islands | 2 | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
The Myall Islands are two islands off the coast of the East Antarctic Enderbyland . They are located immediately west of the Thala Hills in the Alasheev Bay .
Aerial photographs of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions from 1956 were used for their mapping. The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named it after a popular name in Australia for certain native acacia species .
Web links
- Myall Islands in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Myall Islands on geographic.org (English)