Mollymawk Island

Mollymawk Island

Mollymawk Island (54°1′S 37°19′W / 54.017°S 37.317°W / -54.017; -37.317) is a small, tussock-covered island lying between Seaward Rock and Crescent Island in the north part of the Bay of Isles, South Georgia. It was charted in 1912-13 by Robert Cushman Murphy, American naturalist aboard the brig Daisy. Surveyed in 1929-30 by DI personnel and named in association with Albatross Island, Prion Island and other natural history names given in the Bay of Isles by Murphy in 1912-13. "Mollymawk" is a name for various medium sized albatross.

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Mollymawk Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).



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