McKinzie Islands

The McKinzie Islands are a group of small islands in the northeastern extremity of Cranton Bay, Antarctica. They were mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–66, and were named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Richard H. McKinzie, U.S. Navy, a hospital corpsman at Byrd Station, 1967.[1]

McKinzie Islands
McKinzie Islands is located in Antarctica
McKinzie Islands
McKinzie Islands
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates74°3′S 101°50′W
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also

References
  1. "McKinzie Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 9 September 2013.

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