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Forrester Island is an ice-capped island 6 kilometres (3.5 nmi) long that lies 24 kilometres (13 nmi) north-northeast of Shepard Island, off the Getz Ice Shelf of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. The island was discovered and charted from the USS Glacier on February 5, 1962, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Lieutenant Commander John J. Forrester, U.S. Navy, Executive Officer aboard the Glacier at the time of discovery.[1]

Forrester Island

Forrester Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	74°9′S 132°13′W
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
• Reynolds Strait

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Forrester Island (Antarctica)". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)

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[de] Forrester Island (Antarktika)

Forrester Island ist eine vereiste und 5,6 km lange Insel vor der Hobbs-Küste des westantarktischen Marie-Byrd-Lands. Sie liegt 22 km nordnordöstlich der vom Getz-Schelfeis umschlossenen Insel Shepard Island, von der sie durch die Reynolds Strait getrennt ist.

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- [en] Forrester Island (Antarctica)

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