McKinnon Island is a large island, mostly ice-covered, in the
Hannan Ice Shelf along the coast of
Enderby Land, Antarctica. It was plotted from air photos taken by the
Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
The Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE ) is the historical name for the Australian Antarctic Program (AAp) administered for Australia by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD).
History
Australia has had a long involv ...
in 1956, and was named for
Graeme W. McKinnon, Geographical Officer of the Antarctic Division,
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
, and Secretary of the
Antarctic Names Committee of Australia.
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See also
* List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
References
Islands of Enderby Land
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