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'''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]]. | '''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. | ==Geographic features== | ||
[[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. The highest elevation point in the center of the island has not yet been named. | |||
==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]] | ||