Madden Island

Madden Island

Madden Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	77°27′S 149°3′W / 77.450°S 149.050°WCoordinates: 77°27′S 149°3′W / 77.450°S 149.050°W
Length	7 km (4.3 mi)
Administration
None
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Madden Island is an ice-covered island, 7 kilometres (4 nmi) long, in the Marshall Archipelago, Antarctica. It lies between Moody Island and Grinder Island in the Sulzberger Ice Shelf. The island was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–65, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for electrician's mate Michael C. Madden, U.S. Navy, of the Byrd Station party, 1966.^[1]

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References

1. "Madden Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-07-23.

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