Mulroy Island
 Map of Thurston Island | |
  Mulroy Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 71°51′S 98°0′W / 71.850°S 98.000°WCoordinates: 71°51′S 98°0′W / 71.850°S 98.000°W |
| Administration | |
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None | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Additional information | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Satellite image of Thurston Island.
Mulroy Island is a small island which lies just off Black Crag, the east extremity of Noville Peninsula, Thurston Island. Discovered by the U.S. Navy Bellingshausen Sea Expedition in February 1960. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Thomas B. Mulroy, fuel engineer with Byrd Antarctic Expedition in 1928-30.
Maps
- Thurston Island – Jones Mountains. 1:500000 Antarctica Sketch Map. US Geological Survey, 1967.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
See also
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Mulroy Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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