Newman Island
Newman Island (75°39′S 145°30′W / 75.65°S
145.5°W / -75.65; -145.5) is an ice-covered
island 15 miles long, lying in the Nickerson
Ice Shelf on the coast of Marie Byrd Land. It
was mapped from surveys by the United
States Geological Survey (USGS) and U.S.
Navy air photos (1959-65), and named by the
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-
ACAN) for Cdr. J.F. Newman, USN, ships
officer on the staff of the Commander, Task
Force 43, during Operation Deep Freeze
1966.
Newman Island seeks a governor.
145.5°W / -75.65; -145.5) is an ice-covered
island 15 miles long, lying in the Nickerson
Ice Shelf on the coast of Marie Byrd Land. It
was mapped from surveys by the United
States Geological Survey (USGS) and U.S.
Navy air photos (1959-65), and named by the
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-
ACAN) for Cdr. J.F. Newman, USN, ships
officer on the staff of the Commander, Task
Force 43, during Operation Deep Freeze
1966.
Newman Island seeks a governor.
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