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| [[File:Guest Peninsula AND MARSHALL Map.jpg|thumb]] | | #REDIRECT [[Marshall Archipelago]] |
| The '''Marshall Archipelago''' is an extensive group of large [[ice]]-covered islands within the [[Sulzberger Ice Shelf]] off the coast of [[Westarctica]]'s [[Guest Peninsula]].
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| ==Discovery and name==
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| Several of the islands were discovered and plotted by the Byrd Antarctic Expeditions (1928–30 and 1933–35) and by the United States [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] Service (1939–41), all led by Admiral [[Richard E. Byrd]]. The full extent of the archipelago was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos (1959–65).
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| The name was proposed by Admiral Byrd for General of the Army George C. Marshall, who made financial contributions as a private individual and also, on the same basis, provided advisory assistance to the Byrd expedition of 1933–35.
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| [[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | | [[Category:Redirect Pages]] |
| [[Category:Islands]]
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