Name details

McMahon Islands

McMahon Islands (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

McMahon Islands  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 796

Feature type: Island

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

Two rocky islands about 1 km north of Thala Hills, Enderby Land. The islands, about 60 m above sea level, are separated by a narrow channel. Plotted from ANARE air photographs. First visited by the ANARE Expedition on the MVThala Dan led by D.F. Styles in February, 1961. Named after F.P. McMahon, (then) Supply Officer, Antarctic Division, Melbourne, second-in-command of the expedition.

Named For

F.P. McMahon

Location

Latitude:
67° 37' 59.9" S
-67.63330°
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Longitude:
45° 58' 00.1" E
45.96670°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
4-Jul-1961

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