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McGuire Island (Antarctica)

Coordinates: 64°46′S 64°24′W / 64.767°S 64.400°W / -64.767; -64.400
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McGuire Island (64°46′S 64°24′W / 64.767°S 64.400°W / -64.767; -64.400) is an island in the northeast portion of the Joubin Islands, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Thomas J. McGuire, an oiler in RV Hero in her first voyage to Antarctica and Palmer Station in 1968.[1]

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References

  1. ^ "McGuire Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-09-06.

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