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	==Geology==		==Geology==
	According to a survey team that visited the islands in 2017, the geology is characterized by glacial deposits comprising large fields of rounded boulders of varying compositions and sizes. This is similar to the geology of nearby [[Dyment Island]], which was also visited by the same team. There are marked deposits of red granite on the islands.		According to a survey team that visited the islands in 2017, the geology is characterized by glacial deposits comprising large fields of rounded boulders of varying compositions and sizes. This is similar to the geology of nearby [[Dyment Island]], which was also visited by the same team. There are marked deposits of red granite on the islands.

			==Peerage title==
			On 15 July 2020, Joseph Benedetto was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica\|peerage title]] Baron of McKinzie in recognition of his support of [[Westarctica]].

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	According to a survey team that visited the islands in 2017, the geology is characterized by glacial deposits comprising large fields of rounded boulders of varying compositions and sizes. This is similar to the geology of nearby [[~~Dryment~~ Island]], which was also visited by the same team. There are marked deposits of red granite on the islands.		According to a survey team that visited the islands in 2017, the geology is characterized by glacial deposits comprising large fields of rounded boulders of varying compositions and sizes. This is similar to the geology of nearby [[Dyment Island]], which was also visited by the same team. There are marked deposits of red granite on the islands.

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[[File:McKinzie Islands.jpg|350px|thumb|Map showing the location of the McKinzie Islands in Antarctica]]
The '''McKinzie Islands''' are a group of small islands in the northeastern extremity of [[Cranton Bay]].

==Discovery and name==
The islands were mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos taken during the years 1960–66. The McKinzie Islands were named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names for Richard H. McKinzie, U.S. Navy, a hospital corpsman at [[Byrd Station]] in 1967.

==Geology==
According to a survey team that visited the islands in 2017, the geology is characterized by glacial deposits comprising large fields of rounded boulders of varying compositions and sizes. This is similar to the geology of nearby [[Dryment Island]], which was also visited by the same team. There are marked deposits of red granite on the islands.

[[Category: Islands]]