Brosnahan Island
79°28′S 160°59′E / 79.467°S 160.983°E / -79.467; 160.983Administration 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]
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- ^ "Brosnahan Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-09-18.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Brosnahan Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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