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-'''Nunn Island''' is an ice-covered island, 17 kilometres (9 nmi) long, lying within [[Getz Ice Shelf]] just south of [[Wright Island]], along the coast of Westarctica. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-66, it was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for R. Admiral Ira Nunn, U.S. Navy, responsible for legal elements of the Navy's Antarctic support during the International Geophysical Year of 1957-58.
+'''Nunn Island''' is an [[ice]]-covered island, 17 kilometers (9 nmi) long, lying within [[Getz Ice Shelf]] just south of [[Wright Island]], along the coast of [[Westarctica]].
+==Discovery and name==
+Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959-66, it was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for R. Admiral Ira Nunn, U.S. Navy, responsible for legal elements of the Navy's Antarctic support during the International Geophysical Year of 1957-58.
 [[Category: Islands]]
 [[Category: Geography of Westarctica]]