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Sighting of the McDonald Islands
- When
- 1854
- Where
- Southern Indian Ocean
Captain William McDonald sighted the McDonald Islands in 1854 aboard the Samarang, naming them after himself.
The British captain sighted the islands in the southern Indian Ocean in 1854. He named the archipelago after himself. The islands are uninhabited volcanic peaks near Heard Island, part of the Kerguelen Plateau.
Sources
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03
- McDonald Islands Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30
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