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McNamara Island is a mainly ice-covered island, 11 kilometres (6 nmi) long, which is partly within the north edge of the Abbot Ice Shelf, Antarctica, about 20 nautical miles (37 km) east of Dustin Island. It was discovered by Richard E. Byrd and members of the United States Antarctic Service on flights from the USS Bear, February 27, 1940, and was named by Byrd for John McNamara, boatswain on the Jacob Ruppert of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition of 1933–35.[1]

McNamara Island

McNamara Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	72°36′S 93°14′W
Length	11 km (6.8 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from "McNamara Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

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[de] McNamara-Insel

Die McNamara-Insel ist eine 10 km lange und größtenteils vereiste Insel vor der Eights-Küste des westantarktischen Ellsworthlands. Sie liegt 30 km östlich der Dustin-Insel und ist teilweise vom nördlichen Ende des Abbot-Schelfeises eingeschlossen.

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- [en] McNamara Island

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[it] Isola McNamara

L'isola McNamara è un'isola completamente coperta dai ghiacci situata al largo della costa di Eights, nella Terra di Ellsworth, in Antartide. L'isola, che è lunga circa 12 km e raggiunge una larghezza massima di circa 8,5 km e che è quasi completamente avvolta dai ghiacci della piattaforma glaciale Abbot, si trova circa 37 km a est dell'isola Dustin.[1]

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