Myall Islands

Myall Islands
Myall Islands

Location in Antarctica

Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 67°40′S 45°43′E / 67.667°S 45.717°E / -67.667; 45.717Coordinates: 67°40′S 45°43′E / 67.667°S 45.717°E / -67.667; 45.717
Administration
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

The Myall Islands are an archipelago of two islands lying close west of the Thala Hills, off the coast of Enderby Land. They were first plotted from air photos taken from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) aircraft in 1956. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) after Myall the vernacular name for a species of Acacia found in Australia.

See also

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Myall Islands" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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