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Myall Islands

Coordinates: 67°40′S 45°43′E / 67.667°S 45.717°E / -67.667; 45.717
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Myall Islands
Myall Islands is located in Antarctica
Myall Islands
Myall Islands
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates67°40′S 45°43′E / 67.667°S 45.717°E / -67.667; 45.717
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

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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