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'''Nunn Island''' is an ice-covered island, 17 | '''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: Islands]] | ||
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] |