Sherman Island (Antarctica)

Sherman Island is an ice-covered island of Antarctica about 51 kilometres (32 mi) long and 16 kilometres (10 mi) wide, lying south of Thurston Island in the middle of Peacock Sound. The feature rises above the Abbot Ice Shelf which occupies the sound.

Sherman Island
Sherman Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates72°40′S 99°45′W
Area1,121 km2 (433 sq mi)
Length51 km (31.7 mi)
Width19 km (11.8 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited
Map of Thurston Island.
Satellite image of Thurston Island.

Delineated from aerial photographs taken by US Navy Operation Highjump in December 1946. Named by US-ACAN for Admiral Forrest Sherman, USN, Chief of Naval Operations, 1949–51, when preparations were being made for U.S. Naval support during the forthcoming International Geophysical Year (IGY) operations.

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See also

Further reading
• M.J. Hambrey, P.F. Barker, P.J. Barrett, V. Bowman, B. Davies, J.L. Smellie, M. Tranter, Editors, Antarctic Palaeoenvironments and Earth-Surface Processes
• Cochran, J. & Jacobs, S. & Tinto, K. & Bell, Robin. (2014) Bathymetric and oceanic controls on Abbot Ice Shelf thickness and stability, The Cryosphere. 8. 877–889. 10.5194/tc-8-877-2014
• J.A. GRIGGS, J.L. BAMBER, Antarctic ice-shelf thickness from satellite radar altimetry, Journal of Glaciology, Vol. 57, No. 203, 2011, P 485

References

     This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Sherman Island (Antarctica)". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)


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