Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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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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Feature type: Island
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:
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.
F.P. McMahon
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