Nunn Island

Nunn Island

Nunn Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	74°17′S 117°0′W
Length	17 km (10.6 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Nunn Island is an ice-covered island, 17 kilometres (9 nmi) long, lying within Getz Ice Shelf just south of Wright Island, along the coast of Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for R. Admiral Ira Nunn, U.S. Navy, responsible for legal elements of the Navy's Antarctic support during the IGY.

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

 This article incorporates public domain material from "Nunn Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.