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==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
The island was positioned by parties from the USS ''Glacier'' and USS ''Staten Island'' in February 1961, and was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from U.S. Navy air photos of 1966. | The island was positioned by parties from the USS ''[[USS Glacier|Glacier]]'' and USS ''Staten Island'' in February 1961, and was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from U.S. Navy air photos of 1966. | ||
It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Captain Arthur F. Farwell, Chief of Staff to the Commander, U.S. Naval Support Force, [[Antarctica]], during Operation Deep Freeze 1968 and 1969. | It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Captain Arthur F. Farwell, Chief of Staff to the Commander, U.S. Naval Support Force, [[Antarctica]], during Operation Deep Freeze 1968 and 1969. | ||