McIntyre Island

McIntyre Island
Nickname: McIntyre Island
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 66°14′S 110°34′E / 66.233°S 110.567°E / -66.233; 110.567
Archipelago Windmill Islands
Country
Demographics
Population 0
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

McIntyre Island (66°14′S 110°34′E / 66.233°S 110.567°E / -66.233; 110.567) is a small Antarctic island just west of Blakeney Point, Clark Peninsula, in the Windmill Islands. It was photographed from the air by USN Operation Highjump in 1946-47 and was included in a 1957 ground survey by C. R. Eklund. It was named by the latter for construction mechanic Robert McIntyre, USN, of the Wilkes Station party, 1957.

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