McKinzie Islands

McKinzie Islands

McKinzie Islands Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	74°3′S 101°50′W / 74.050°S 101.833°WCoordinates: 74°3′S 101°50′W / 74.050°S 101.833°W
Administration
None
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

The McKinzie Islands are a group of small islands in the northeastern extremity of Cranton Bay, Antarctica. They were mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–66, and were named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Richard H. McKinzie, U.S. Navy, a hospital corpsman at Byrd Station, 1967.^[1]

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References

1. "McKinzie Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-09-09.

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