Dean Island (Antarctica)

Island in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica

Dean Island

1:250,000 scale topographic map of Dean Island.

Dean Island

Location in Antarctica

Geography
Location| Antarctica
Coordinates| 74°30′S 127°35′W﻿ / ﻿74.500°S 127.583°W﻿ / -74.500; -127.583
Area| 702 km2 (271 sq mi)
Length| 37 km (23 mi)
Width| 19 km (11.8 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population| Uninhabited

Dean Island is an Antarctic, ice-covered island, 37 kilometres (20 nmi) long and 19 kilometres (10 nmi) wide, lying within the Getz Ice Shelf and midway between Grant Island and Siple Island, off the coast of Marie Byrd Land. It was first sighted from a distance of 37 kilometres (20 nmi) from the USS Glacier on February 5, 1962, and was named for Chief Warrant Officer S.L. Dean, U.S. Navy, Electrical Officer on the Glacier at the time of discovery.

## See also[edit]

* Birdwell Point
* Cole Point

## References[edit]

* This article incorporates public domain material from "Dean Island (Antarctica)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

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