Shepard Island or John Shepard Island is an
island about long, lying west of
Grant Island off the coast of
Marie Byrd Land
Marie Byrd Land (MBL) is an unclaimed region of Antarctica. With an area of , it is the largest unclaimed territory on Earth. It was named after the wife of American naval officer Richard E. Byrd, who explored the region in the early 20th centur ...
,
Antarctica. Shepard Island is
ice cap
In glaciology, an ice cap is a mass of ice that covers less than of land area (usually covering a highland area). Larger ice masses covering more than are termed ice sheets.
Description
Ice caps are not constrained by topographical features ...
ped except at its northern, seaward side, and is almost wholly embedded in the
Getz Ice Shelf. Shepard Island was discovered by the
United States Antarctic Service (USAS) Expedition (1939–1941) and named for
John Shepard Jr.
John is a common English name and surname:
* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Second ...
, a contributor to the expedition.
See also
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Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
The Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (CGA) of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) is the authoritative international gazetteer containing all Antarctic toponyms published in national gazetteers, plus basic information about t ...
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List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
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List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
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Mount Colburn
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SCAR
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Territorial claims in Antarctica
References
Islands of Marie Byrd Land
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