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 British geographer and meteorologist Hugh Robert Mill. It is currently uninhabitable
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 65°30′S 100°40′E / 65.500°S 100.667°E |
Area | 1,260 km2 (490 sq mi) |
Length | 46 km (28.6 mi) |
Width | 30 km (19 mi) |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
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editThis article incorporates public domain material from "Mill Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.