Nolan Island - Revision history

Westarctica at 04:51, 27 December 2024

2024-12-27T04:51:08Z

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	[[File:Nolan Island update.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|Map of Nolan Island]]		[[File:Nolan Island update.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|Map of Nolan Island]]
	'''Nolan Island''' (77°13′S, 147°24′W) is an [[ice]]-covered island 11 kilometers (6 nmi) long, lying 3.7 kilometers (2 nmi) north of Court Ridge in [[Sulzberger Ice Shelf]] in the [[Marshall Archipelago]]. The highest point on the island is the 306 ~~meters~~ tall Peak Elektron.		'''Nolan Island''' (77°13′S, 147°24′W) is an [[ice]]-covered island 11 kilometers (6 nmi) long, lying 3.7 kilometers (2 nmi) north of Court Ridge in [[Sulzberger Ice Shelf]] on the [[Marshall Archipelago]] and in close proximity to [[Kramer Island]]. The highest point on the island is the 306 meter tall Peak Elektron.

	==Discovery and name==		==Discovery and name==

Westarctica: updated map

2023-08-22T19:51:34Z

updated map

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	[[File:Nolan ~~Island1~~.jpg\|~~350px~~\|thumb\|Map of Nolan Island]]		[[File:Nolan Island update.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|Map of Nolan Island]]
	'''Nolan Island''' (77°13′S, 147°24′W) is an [[ice]]-covered island 11 kilometers (6 nmi) long, lying 3.7 kilometers (2 nmi) north of Court Ridge in [[Sulzberger Ice Shelf]] in the [[Marshall Archipelago]]. The highest point on the island is the 306 meters tall Peak Elektron.		'''Nolan Island''' (77°13′S, 147°24′W) is an [[ice]]-covered island 11 kilometers (6 nmi) long, lying 3.7 kilometers (2 nmi) north of Court Ridge in [[Sulzberger Ice Shelf]] in the [[Marshall Archipelago]]. The highest point on the island is the 306 meters tall Peak Elektron.

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	==Peerage title==		==Peerage title==
	~~[[File:Duke_of_Nolan_coat_of_arms_-Recovered-.jpg\|left\|thumb\|The coat of arms of the Duke of Nolan]]~~
	On 29 December 2020, His Grace, Matteo Ricciardi was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica\|peerage title]] Duke of Nolan in recognition of his support of [[Westarctica]]'s mission and goals. His title is named for this island.		On 29 December 2020, His Grace, Matteo Ricciardi was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica\|peerage title]] Duke of Nolan in recognition of his support of [[Westarctica]]'s mission and goals. His title is named for this island.

	On 4 October 2022, the duke named the highest peak on the island "Peak ~~Elektron~~" in honor of the renewable energy that the wind turbines and solar panels provide.		On 4 October 2022, the duke named the highest peak on the island "Elektron Peak" in honor of the renewable energy that the wind turbines and solar panels provide.

	[[Category: Islands]]		[[Category: Islands]]

Westarctica: added name of highest peak

2022-10-05T08:38:06Z

added name of highest peak

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	[[File:Nolan Island1.jpg\|350px\|thumb\|Map of Nolan Island]]		[[File:Nolan Island1.jpg\|350px\|thumb\|Map of Nolan Island]]
	'''Nolan Island''' (77°13′S, 147°24′W) is an [[ice]]-covered island 11 kilometers (6 nmi) long, lying 3.7 kilometers (2 nmi) north of Court Ridge in [[Sulzberger Ice Shelf]] in the [[Marshall Archipelago]]. The highest point on the island is ~~an unnamed ridge~~ 306 meters tall.		'''Nolan Island''' (77°13′S, 147°24′W) is an [[ice]]-covered island 11 kilometers (6 nmi) long, lying 3.7 kilometers (2 nmi) north of Court Ridge in [[Sulzberger Ice Shelf]] in the [[Marshall Archipelago]]. The highest point on the island is the 306 meters tall Peak Elektron.

	==Discovery and name==		==Discovery and name==
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	[[File:Duke_of_Nolan_coat_of_arms_-Recovered-.jpg\|left\|thumb\|The coat of arms of the Duke of Nolan]]		[[File:Duke_of_Nolan_coat_of_arms_-Recovered-.jpg\|left\|thumb\|The coat of arms of the Duke of Nolan]]
	On 29 December 2020, His Grace, Matteo Ricciardi was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica\|peerage title]] Duke of Nolan in recognition of his support of [[Westarctica]]'s mission and goals. His title is named for this island.		On 29 December 2020, His Grace, Matteo Ricciardi was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica\|peerage title]] Duke of Nolan in recognition of his support of [[Westarctica]]'s mission and goals. His title is named for this island.

			On 4 October 2022, the duke named the highest peak on the island "Peak Elektron" in honor of the renewable energy that the wind turbines and solar panels provide.

	[[Category: Islands]]		[[Category: Islands]]

Baron of Bastanchury at 11:22, 4 February 2021

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	==Peerage title==		==Peerage title==
			[[File:Duke_of_Nolan_coat_of_arms_-Recovered-.jpg\|left\|thumb\|The coat of arms of the Duke of Nolan]]
	On 29 December 2020, His Grace, Matteo Ricciardi was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica\|peerage title]] Duke of Nolan in recognition of his support of [[Westarctica]]'s mission and goals. His title is named for this island.		On 29 December 2020, His Grace, Matteo Ricciardi was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica\|peerage title]] Duke of Nolan in recognition of his support of [[Westarctica]]'s mission and goals. His title is named for this island.

	[[Category: Islands]]		[[Category: Islands]]

Westarctica: /* Peerage title */ capitalized "His Grace"

2021-01-10T00:26:23Z

Peerage title: capitalized "His Grace"

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	==Peerage title==		==Peerage title==
	On 29 December 2020, ~~his grace~~ Matteo Ricciardi was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica\|peerage title]] Duke of Nolan in recognition of his support of [[Westarctica]]'s mission and goals. His title is named for this island.		On 29 December 2020, His Grace, Matteo Ricciardi was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica\|peerage title]] Duke of Nolan in recognition of his support of [[Westarctica]]'s mission and goals. His title is named for this island.

	[[Category: Islands]]		[[Category: Islands]]

Baron of Bastanchury at 19:45, 9 January 2021

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	==Peerage title==		==Peerage title==
	On 29 December 2020, Matteo Ricciardi was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica\|peerage title]] Duke of Nolan in recognition of his support of [[Westarctica]]'s mission and goals. His title is named for this island.		On 29 December 2020, his grace Matteo Ricciardi was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica\|peerage title]] Duke of Nolan in recognition of his support of [[Westarctica]]'s mission and goals. His title is named for this island.

	[[Category: Islands]]		[[Category: Islands]]

Baron of Bastanchury: coords

2021-01-09T19:44:36Z

coords

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	[[File:Nolan Island1.jpg\|350px\|thumb\|Map of Nolan Island]]		[[File:Nolan Island1.jpg\|350px\|thumb\|Map of Nolan Island]]
	'''Nolan Island''' is an [[ice]]-covered island 11 kilometers (6 nmi) long, lying 3.7 kilometers (2 nmi) north of Court Ridge in [[Sulzberger Ice Shelf]] in the [[Marshall Archipelago]]. The highest point on the island is an unnamed ridge 306 meters tall.		'''Nolan Island''' (77°13′S, 147°24′W) is an [[ice]]-covered island 11 kilometers (6 nmi) long, lying 3.7 kilometers (2 nmi) north of Court Ridge in [[Sulzberger Ice Shelf]] in the [[Marshall Archipelago]]. The highest point on the island is an unnamed ridge 306 meters tall.

	==Discovery and name==		==Discovery and name==

Westarctica: added high point info

2021-01-02T10:17:54Z

added high point info

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	[[File:Nolan Island1.jpg\|350px\|thumb\|Map of Nolan Island]]		[[File:Nolan Island1.jpg\|350px\|thumb\|Map of Nolan Island]]
	'''Nolan Island''' is an [[ice]]-covered island 11 kilometers (6 nmi) long, lying 3.7 kilometers (2 nmi) north of Court Ridge in [[Sulzberger Ice Shelf]] in the [[Marshall Archipelago]].		'''Nolan Island''' is an [[ice]]-covered island 11 kilometers (6 nmi) long, lying 3.7 kilometers (2 nmi) north of Court Ridge in [[Sulzberger Ice Shelf]] in the [[Marshall Archipelago]]. The highest point on the island is an unnamed ridge 306 meters tall.

	==Discovery and name==		==Discovery and name==

Westarctica at 10:17, 2 January 2021

2021-01-02T10:17:00Z

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	[[File:Nolan ~~Island~~.jpg\|350px\|thumb\|Map of Nolan Island]]		[[File:Nolan Island1.jpg\|350px\|thumb\|Map of Nolan Island]]
	'''Nolan Island''' is an [[ice]]-covered island 11 kilometers (6 nmi) long, lying 3.7 kilometers (2 nmi) north of Court Ridge in [[Sulzberger Ice Shelf]] in the [[Marshall Archipelago]].		'''Nolan Island''' is an [[ice]]-covered island 11 kilometers (6 nmi) long, lying 3.7 kilometers (2 nmi) north of Court Ridge in [[Sulzberger Ice Shelf]] in the [[Marshall Archipelago]].

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[[File:Nolan Island.jpg|350px|thumb|Map of Nolan Island]]
'''Nolan Island''' is an [[ice]]-covered island 11 kilometers (6 nmi) long, lying 3.7 kilometers (2 nmi) north of Court Ridge in [[Sulzberger Ice Shelf]] in the [[Marshall Archipelago]].

==Discovery and name==
The island was discovered and mapped by the United States [[Antarctic]] Service during the 1939–41 research seasons. Nolan Island was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in honor of RD1 William G. Nolan, U.S. Navy, who served as a Radarman aboard the [[USS Glacier|USS ''Glacier'']] during Antarctic expeditions from 1957–58 and 1961–62.

==Peerage title==
On 29 December 2020, Matteo Ricciardi was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Duke of Nolan in recognition of his support of [[Westarctica]]'s mission and goals. His title is named for this island.

[[Category: Islands]]