Grant Island
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 74°28′S 131°35′W / 74.467°S 131.583°W |
| Length | 20.0 mi (32.2 km) |
| Width | 10.0 mi (16.1 km) |
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Antarctica
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| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
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| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Grant Island is an ice-covered island, 20 miles (32 km) long and 10 miles (16 km) wide, lying 5 miles (8 km) east of the smaller Shepard Island off the coast of Marie Byrd Land. Grant Island is located at 74°28′S 131°35′W / 74.467°S 131.583°W. Like Shepard Island, Grant Island is surrounded by the Getz Ice Shelf on all but the north side. Grant Island was discovered and charted by personnel on the USS Glacier on February 4, 1962. Grant Island was named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Commander E. G. Grant, Commanding Officer of the USS Glacier at the time of discovery.
[edit] See also
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- SCAR
- Territorial claims in Antarctica
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