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McGrady Cove

Coordinates: 66°16′S 110°34′E / 66.267°S 110.567°E / -66.267; 110.567
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McGrady Cove (66°16′S 110°34′E / 66.267°S 110.567°E / -66.267; 110.567) is a cove at the head of Newcomb Bay in the Windmill Islands of Antarctica. It was first mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump and Operation Windmill in 1947 and 1948, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Chief Photographer's Mate E.D. McGrady, U.S. Navy, who participated in the flights of Operation Highjump over the Windmill Islands in 1947.[1]

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  1. ^ "McGrady Cove". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-09-06.

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