Mule Island
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Mule Island is a small island
lying immediately southwest of Hawker Island
, off the west tip of Mule Peninsula
, Vestfold Hills
, in Prydz Bay
. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936–37) and named "Muloy" (snout island).
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...
lying immediately southwest of Hawker Island
Hawker Island
Hawker Island is an irregular-shaped island about 1 nautical mile long, lying between Mule Island and Mule Peninsula, Vestfold Hills, in the east part of Prydz Bay. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. Remapped by ANARE and named...
, off the west tip of Mule Peninsula
Mule Peninsula
Mule Peninsula is an irregular-shaped rocky peninsula between Ellis Fjord and Krok Fjord in the southern part of the Vestfold Hills. Mapped from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition and called Breidnesmulen by Norwegian cartographers...
, Vestfold Hills
Vestfold Hills
Vestfold Hills is an area of rounded rock coastal hills, in extent, located at the north side of Sorsdal Glacier on Ingrid Christensen Coast in Antarctica. The hills are subdivided by three west-trending peninsulas bounded by narrow fjords...
, in Prydz Bay
Prydz Bay
Prydz Bay is a deep embayment of Antarctica between the Lars Christensen Coast and Ingrid Christensen Coast. Portions of the bay were sighted in January and February 1931 by Norwegian whalers and the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition...
. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936–37) and named "Muloy" (snout island).