Molholm Island is an island at the entrance to
McGrady Cove in the eastern part of
Newcomb Bay
Newcomb Bay is a sheltered bay about 1 mile (1.6 km) in extent, between Clark Peninsula and Bailey Peninsula in the Windmill Islands area.
First mapped from U.S. Navy Operation Highjump aerial photographs taken in February 1947. In Februa ...
, in the
Windmill Islands of Antarctica.
The island was mapped from air photographs taken by U.S. Navy
Operation Highjump in 1946–47, and was named by
Carl R. Eklund for
John Molholm, a glaciologist at
Wilkes Station
Wilkes Station was an Antarctic research station established 29 January 1957 by the United States as one of seven U.S. stations established for the International Geophysical Year (IGY) program in Antarctica. It was taken over by Australia o ...
in 1957.
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See also
* List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands
* Molholm Shoal, 0.1 nautical miles (0.2 km) west of Molholm Island
References
External links
*
Windmill Islands
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