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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. | 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. | ||
== | ==Shared territory== | ||
[[Cronenwett Island]], a large island located in the Marshall Archipelago, lies directly on the | [[Cronenwett Island]], a large island located in the Marshall Archipelago, lies directly on the 150°W line of longitude separating Westarctica from the [[Ross Dependency]]. Sovereignty over the island is split between Westarctica and New Zealand at this line. | ||
==Prominent islands== | |||
All of the other islands within the Marshall Archipelago belong to Westarctica except for Vollmer Island and Kizer Island. This includes the following islands: | |||
* [[Steventon Island]] | |||
* [[Farmer Island]] | |||
* [[Morris Island]] | |||
* [[Benton Island]] | |||
* [[Radford Island]] | |||
* [[Przybyszewski Island]] | |||
* [[Hutchinson Island]] | |||
* [[Nolan Island]] | |||
* [[Hannah Island]] | |||
* [[Driscoll Island]] | |||
* [[Moody Island]] | |||
* [[Madden Island]] | |||
* [[Kramer Island]] | |||
* [[Grinder Island]] | |||
* [[Orr Island]] | |||
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | ||
[[Category:Islands]] | [[Category:Islands]] |