  Myall Islands Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 67°40′S 45°43′E / 67.667°S 45.717°E |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
The Myall Islands are an archipelago of two islands lying close west of the Thala Hills, off the coast of Enderby Land. They were first plotted from air photos taken from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) aircraft in 1956. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) after Myall the vernacular name for a species of Acacia found in Australia.
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