Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Madden Island (USA) | 77° 27' 00.0" S | 149° 03' 00.0" W | Island |
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Name ID: 128325
Place ID: 8834
An ice-covered island, 4 mi long, in Marshall Archipelago. It lies between Moody Island and Grinder Island in Sulzberger Ice Shelf. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by US-ACAN for Michael C. Madden, electrician's mate, USN, of the Byrd Station party, 1966. |
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