Grant Island

This article is about the island in Antarctica. For the island in British Columbia's Okanagan Lake, see Grant Island (Okanagan Lake).

Grant Island

Map of Grant Island
Grant Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	74°28′S 131°35′W
Area	703 km2 (271 sq mi)
Length	37 km (23 mi)
Width	19 km (11.8 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Grant Island is an ice-covered island, 32 kilometres (20 mi) long and 16 kilometres (10 mi) wide, lying 8 km (5 mi) east of the smaller Shepard Island off the coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Like Shepard Island, Grant Island is surrounded by the Getz Ice Shelf on all but the north side. Grant Island was discovered and charted by personnel aboard USS Glacier on February 4, 1962. Grant Island was named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Commander E. G. Grant, Commanding Officer of USS Glacier at the time of discovery.

See also

• Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
• List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S

External links

 This article incorporates public domain material from "Grant Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.