Nickerson, United States Navy, administrative officer on the staff of the Commander, Task Force 43, during Operation Deep Freeze 1966.

Newman, United States Navy, ships officer on the staff of the Commander, Task Force 43, during Deep Freeze 1966.

An ice-covered island about 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) long lying at the west side of Nickerson Ice Shelf.

Named by US-ACAN for Alexander Stephen (1795-1875), Scottish shipbuilder of Alexander Stephen and Sons, whose firm built the Terra Nova (1884), the Nimrod (1866) and the Bear (1874), used respectively by Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Sir Ernest Shackleton and Admiral Richard E. Byrd in their expeditions to the Antarctic.

A glacier about 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi) long, flowing northwest to Nickerson Ice Shelf.