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==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
It was first sighted from a distance of 37 kilometers (20 nmi) from the USS ''[[USS Glacier|Glacier]]'' on 5 February 1962, and was named for Chief Warrant Officer S.L. Dean, [[U.S. Navy]], Electrical Officer on the Glacier at the time of discovery. | It was first sighted from a distance of 37 kilometers (20 nmi) from the USS ''[[USS Glacier|Glacier]]'' on 5 February 1962, and was named for Chief Warrant Officer S.L. Dean, [[U.S. Navy]], Electrical Officer on the Glacier at the time of discovery. | ||
[[File:Dean-Island-Map.jpg|thumb|400px|left|Detailed map of Dean Island]] | |||
[[Category:Islands]] | [[Category:Islands]] | ||
[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | ||
Revision as of 16:14, 17 May 2018
Dean Island is an ice-covered island, 37 kilometers (20 nmi) long and 19 kilometers (10 nmi) wide, lying within the Getz Ice Shelf and midway between Grant Island and Siple Island, off the coast of Westarctica.
Birdwell Point is on the northernmost tip of the island and the southernmost tip is named Cole Point and is approximately five kilometers away from the mainland.
Discovery and name
It was first sighted from a distance of 37 kilometers (20 nmi) from the USS Glacier on 5 February 1962, and was named for Chief Warrant Officer S.L. Dean, U.S. Navy, Electrical Officer on the Glacier at the time of discovery.
