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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Maher Island''' is a small horseshoe-shaped island which has numerous areas of exposed rock, lying 13 kilometers (7 nmi) north of the northwest end of [[Siple Island]], off the coast of [[Westarctica]].<br />
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==Discovery and name==<br />
It was discovered and photographed from aircraft of [[U.S. Navy]] Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Commander Eugene Maher, U.S. Navy, Commanding Officer of USS ''[[USS Glacier|Glacier]]'' during Operation Deep Freeze, 1955–56.<br />
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The island is one of three considered closest to the Oceanic Pole of Inaccessibility, also known as "Point Nemo."<br />
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[[Category:Islands]]<br />
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