McGuire Island

McGuire Island (64°46′S 64°24′W / 64.767°S 64.400°W / -64.767; -64.400Coordinates: 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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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "McGuire Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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