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[[File:FORD RANGES.jpg|thumb|upright=2.0|Steventon Island, located in the upper left corner of this map]] | [[File:FORD RANGES.jpg|thumb|upright=2.0|Steventon Island, located in the upper left corner of this map]] | ||
'''Steventon Island''' (77°15′S 148°15′W) is a broad [[ice]]-covered island about 39 km (24 mi) long off of the coast of [[Westarctica]], lying west of | '''Steventon Island''' (77°15′S 148°15′W) is a broad [[ice]]-covered island about 39 km (24 mi) long off of the coast of [[Westarctica]], lying west of Court Ridge in the [[Sulzberger Ice Shelf]]. It is 45 km (28 mi) long and 27 km (16.8 mi) wide, and covers an area of around 780 km² (301 sq mi). | ||
==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
Revision as of 17:12, 14 May 2018
Steventon Island (77°15′S 148°15′W) is a broad ice-covered island about 39 km (24 mi) long off of the coast of Westarctica, lying west of Court Ridge in the Sulzberger Ice Shelf. It is 45 km (28 mi) long and 27 km (16.8 mi) wide, and covers an area of around 780 km² (301 sq mi).
Discovery and name
It was mapped from surveys by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and U.S. Navy air photos (1959–65), and named for Richard F. Steventon, the Petty Officer in charge of Eights Station in 1963.