McGuire Island
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McGuire Island is an island
in the northeast portion of the Joubin Islands
. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Thomas J. McGuire, Oiler in RV Hero in her first voyage to Antarctica and Palmer Station
in 1968.
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
in the northeast portion of the Joubin Islands
Joubin Islands
Joubin Islands is a group of small islands lying 3 nautical miles southwest of Cape Monaco, Anvers Island, at the southwest end of the Palmer Archipelago. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Charcot, and named by him for Louis Joubin, French naturalist....
. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...
(US-ACAN) for Thomas J. McGuire, Oiler in RV Hero in her first voyage to Antarctica and Palmer Station
Palmer Station
Palmer Station, on Anvers Island, is Antarctica's only US station north of the Antarctic Circle. Initial construction of the station finished in 1968. The station, like the other US Antarctic stations, is operated by the United States Antarctic Program....
in 1968.