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Dean Island (Antarctica)

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Location
  
Antarctica

Width
  
19 km (11.8 mi)

Length
  
37 km (23 mi)

Population
  
Uninhabited

Dean Island (Antarctica)

Dean Island in the Antarctic is an ice-covered island, 37 kilometres (20 nmi) long and 19 kilometres (10 nmi) wide, lying within the Getz Ice Shelf and midway between Grant Island and Siple Island, off the coast of Marie Byrd Land. It was first sighted from a distance of 37 kilometres (20 nmi) from the USS Glacier on February 5, 1962, and was named for Chief Warrant Officer S.L. Dean, U.S. Navy, Electrical Officer on the Glacier at the time of discovery.

Map of Dean Island, Antarctica

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Dean Island (Antarctica) Wikipedia


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