Mill Island
This article is about the island in Antarctica. For other uses, see Mill Island (disambiguation).
  Mill Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 65°30′S 100°40′E / 65.500°S 100.667°ECoordinates: 65°30′S 100°40′E / 65.500°S 100.667°E |
| Length | 46 km (28.6 mi) |
| Width | 30 km (19 mi) |
| Administration | |
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None | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Additional information | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
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 Hugh Robert Mill.
See also
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- SCAR
- Territorial claims in Antarctica
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Mill Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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