Molholm Island

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]

Molholm Island
Molholm Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates66°16′S 110°33′E
ArchipelagoWindmill Islands
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also
  • List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

References
  1. "Molholm Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-10-29.

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