Forrester Island (Antarctica)

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Forrester Island
Topographic map sheet of Grant Island (1: 250,000) with Forrester Island to the north
Topographic map sheet of Grant Island (1: 250,000) with Forrester Island to the north
Waters Southern ocean
Geographical location 74 ° 9 ′ 0 ″  S , 132 ° 13 ′ 0 ″  W Coordinates: 74 ° 9 ′ 0 ″  S , 132 ° 13 ′ 0 ″  W
Forrester Island (Antarctica) (Antarctica)
Forrester Island (Antarctica)
length 5.6 km
Residents uninhabited

Forrester Island is an icy and 5.6 km long island off the Hobbs coast of West Antarctic Marie Byrd Land . It is located 22 km north-northeast of Shepard Island , which is enclosed by the Getz Ice Shelf , from which it is separated by the Reynolds Strait .

The headland was discovered and mapped on February 5, 1962 aboard the icebreaker USS Glacier under Captain Edwin Anderson McDonald (1907-1988). The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named them in 1962 after Lieutenant Commander John J. Forrester, then Executive Officer of the USS Glacier .

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