Radford Island (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Radford Island (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Island (5)
This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
An ice-covered island surmounted by several peaks, lying 6 mi W of Saunders Mountain in the E part of Sulzberger Ice Shelf. Discovered by the ByrdAE on the Eastern Flight of Dec. 5, 1929. This feature was mapped as a part of the mainland by the USAS (1939-41) and named "Radford Mountains." It was determined to be an island by the U.S. Geological Survey from air photos taken by the U.S. Navy, 1962-65. Named by Byrd for V. Admiral Arthur W. Radford, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air) during the exploration by USN Operation HighJump (1946-47) and later Admiral and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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