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'''Sherman Island''' is an ice-covered island of [[Westarctica]] about 59 kilometers (32 nmi) long and 19 kilometers (10 nmi) wide, lying south of [[Thurston Island]] in the middle of [[Peacock Sound]]. | '''Sherman Island''' is an ice-covered island of [[Westarctica]] about 59 kilometers (32 nmi) long and 19 kilometers (10 nmi) wide, lying south of [[Thurston Island]] in the middle of [[Peacock Sound]]. | ||
The island is entirely surrounded by the [[Abbot Ice Shelf]], and even though it rises above the shelf, it can not be navigated to by ships. | The island is entirely surrounded by the [[Abbot Ice Shelf]], and even though it rises above the shelf, it can not be navigated to by ships. The much smaller [[Carpenter Island]] lies 17 miles due east. | ||
==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
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==$1 WAD coin== | ==$1 WAD coin== | ||
In 2006, the [[Central Bank of Westarctica]] minted two different $1 WAD [[Coins of Westarctica|coins]] featuring Sherman Island and the Westarctican coat of arms on the reverse with a portrait of [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] explorer [[ | In 2006, the [[Central Bank of Westarctica]] minted two different $1 WAD [[Coins of Westarctica|coins]] featuring Sherman Island and the Westarctican coat of arms on the reverse with a portrait of [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] explorer [[Roald Amundsen]] on the obverse. The coins were released with two different metallic profiles: one in copper-nickel with silver plating, the other in copper-nickel with gold plating. The entire mintage of 210 coins sold out in record time for the Central Bank. | ||
[[File:Sherman Island.png|thumb|left|Sherman Island gold-plated coin]] | [[File:Sherman Island.png|thumb|left|Sherman Island gold-plated coin]] | ||