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Feature Name (see definition): McNamara Island Feature Class (see definition): Island Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 9759 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 72° 36' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 093° 14' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -72.6 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -93.2333333 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1947 Description (see definition): A mainly ice-covered island, 6 mi long, which is partly within the N edge of Abbot Ice Shelf, about 20 mi E of Dustin Island. Discovered by R. Admiral Byrd and members of the U.S. Antarctic Service (USAS) on flights from the Bear, Feb. 27, 1940. Named by Byrd for John McNamara, boatswain on the Jacob Ruppert of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (ByrdAE), 1933-35. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding McNamara Island in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of McNamara Island information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about McNamara Island should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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