McNamara Island

McNamara Island (72°36′S 93°14′W / 72.6°S 93.233°W / -72.6; -93.233) is a mainly ice-covered island, 6 nautical miles (11 km) long, which is partly within the north edge of Abbot Ice Shelf, about 20 nautical miles (37 km) east of Dustin Island. Discovered by R. Admiral Byrd and members of the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) on flights from the Bear, February 27, 1940. Named by Byrd for John McNamara, boatswain on the Jacob Ruppert of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1933-35.

See also

• List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "McNamara Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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