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Mill Island

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Mill Island
Mill Island is located in Antarctica
Mill Island
Mill Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates65°30′S 100°40′E / 65.500°S 100.667°E / -65.500; 100.667
Area1,260 km2 (490 sq mi)
Length46 km (28.6 mi)
Width30 km (19 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Mill Island is an ice-domed island, 46 kilometres (25 nmi) long and 30 kilometres (16 nmi) wide, lying 46 kilometres (25 nmi) north of the Bunger Hills. Mill Island was discovered in February 1936 by personnel on the William Scoresby, and named for British geographer and meteorologist Hugh Robert Mill. It is currently uninhabitable

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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Mill Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.



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