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[[File:Farwell Island Map.png|thumb|Map of Farwell Island]] | [[File:Farwell Island Map.png|thumb|Map of Farwell Island]] | ||
'''Farwell Island''' is an [[ice]]-covered island, about 70 kilometers (38 nmi) long and 19 kilometers (10 nmi) wide, lying between [[McNamara Island]] and Dendtler Island in the eastern part of the [[Abbot Ice Shelf]] on [[Westarctica]]'s eastern border with [[Chilean Antarctic Territory|Chile's Antarctic claim]]. | '''Farwell Island''' is an [[ice]]-covered island, about 70 kilometers (38 nmi) long and 19 kilometers (10 nmi) wide, lying between [[McNamara Island]] and [[Dendtler Island]] in the eastern part of the [[Abbot Ice Shelf]] on [[Westarctica]]'s eastern border with [[Chilean Antarctic Territory|Chile's Antarctic claim]]. | ||
==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
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It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Captain Arthur F. Farwell, Chief of Staff to the Commander, U.S. Naval Support Force, [[Antarctica]], during Operation Deep Freeze 1968 and 1969. | It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Captain Arthur F. Farwell, Chief of Staff to the Commander, U.S. Naval Support Force, [[Antarctica]], during Operation Deep Freeze 1968 and 1969. | ||
On 27 March 2015, Michael Metelits was granted the title Count of Farwell by [[Grand Duke Travis]] in recognition of his support of Westarctica. | ==Peerage title== | ||
On 27 March 2015, Michael Metelits was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Count of Farwell by [[Grand Duke Travis]] in recognition of his support of Westarctica. | |||
[[Category:Islands]] | [[Category:Islands]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Border Features]] | ||