Farwell Island () is an ice-covered island, about 38 nautical miles (70 km) long and 10 nautical miles (18 km) wide, lying between McNamara and Dendtler Islands in the east part of Abbot Ice Shelf. The feature was positioned by parties from the USS Glacier and Staten Island in February 1961, and was mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from U.S. Navy air photos of 1966. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Captain A.F. Farwell, Chief of Staff to the Commander, U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, during Deep Freeze 1968 and 1969.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Farwell Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).