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MAHER ISLAND  

DÉFINITION

  • Maher Island is a small horseshoe-shaped island which has numerous areas of exposed rock, lying 13 kilometres (7 nmi) north of the northwest end of Siple Island, off the coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. It was discovered and photographed from aircraft of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Commander Eugene Maher, U.S. Navy, Commanding Officer of USS Glacier during Operation Deep Freeze, 1955–56.[1]

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  • 2018-12-04 16:26:01.0 [sritz] Insert Concept add broader relation (MAHER ISLAND [aa9be105-fc42-42db-94fd-79590dd84f67,368311] - ANTARCTICA [70fb5a3b-35b1-4048-a8be-56a0d865281c,336597]);
  • 2018-12-04 16:35:55.0 [sritz] insert Definition (id: null text: Maher Island is a small horseshoe-shaped island which has numerous areas of exposed rock, lying 13 kilometres (7 nmi) north of the northwest end of Siple Island, off the coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. It was discovered and photographed from aircraft of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Commander Eugene Maher, U.S. Navy, Commanding Officer of USS Glacier during Operation Deep Freeze, 1955–56.[1] language code: en);
  • 2018-12-04 16:36:12.0 [sritz] update Definition (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maher_Island);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/aa9be105-fc42-42db-94fd-79590dd84f67

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