Myall Islands

Myall Islands

Myall Islands Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	67°40′S 45°43′E / 67.667°S 45.717°E / -67.667; 45.717Coordinates: 67°40′S 45°43′E / 67.667°S 45.717°E / -67.667; 45.717
Administration
None
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

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.

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Myall Islands" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).