McNish Island
McNish Island is the larger of two islands lying at the east side of Cheapman Bay on the south side of South Georgia. It was surveyed by the South Georgia Survey in the period 1951–57, and named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Harry McNish, carpenter on Sir Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–1917.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include McCarthy Island.
McCarthy Island
Island
McCarthy Island is an island, 1 nautical mile long, lying in the entrance to King Haakon Bay on the south side of South Georgia. It was surveyed by the South Georgia Survey in the period 1951–57, and was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after Timothy McCarthy, a seaman on the Endurance during the British expedition under Ernest Shackleton, 1914–16. McCarthy Island is situated 3½ km southeast of McNish Island.
McNish Island
- Type: Islet
- Also known as: “McNeish Island”
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-54.14915° or 54° 8′ 57″ southLongitude
-37.46836° or 37° 28′ 6″ westOpen location code
39Q4VG2J+8MOpenStreetMap ID
way 263535293OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“McNish Island” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Illa McNish”
- Chinese: “麥克尼什島”
- German: “McNish Island”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “McNish Island”
- Spanish: “Isla McNish”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Aucellina Point and Markham Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cave Cove and Clayton Glacier.
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