Brosnahan Island

Brosnahan Island
Brosnahan Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 79°28′S 160°59′E / 79.467°S 160.983°E / -79.467; 160.983Coordinates: 79°28′S 160°59′E / 79.467°S 160.983°E / -79.467; 160.983
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Brosnahan Island (79°28′S 160°59′E / 79.467°S 160.983°E / -79.467; 160.983) is an island 2 kilometres (1 nmi) long, rising above the western part of the Ross Ice Shelf 20 kilometres (11 nmi) northeast of Cape Murray. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1959–63, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Commander James J. Brosnahan, U.S. Navy, commander of the McMurdo Station winter party, 1961.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Brosnahan Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-09-18.

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