  Molholm Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 66°16′S 110°33′E / 66.267°S 110.550°E |
| Archipelago | Windmill Islands |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Molholm Island is an island at the entrance to McGrady Cove in the eastern part of Newcomb Bay, in the Windmill Islands of Antarctica.[1] 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 in 1957.[1]
See also
- List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands
- Molholm Shoal, 0.1 nautical miles (0.2 km) west of Molholm Island
References
- 1 2 "Molholm Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-10-29.
External links
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