Name StatusApproved: NZGB Antarctic CommitteeFeatureIslandNZ Gazette Reference2009 (77) p.1803DatumRSRGD2000GeoTag[1] PositionDescriptionAn ice-covered island, 9 mi long, lying within Getz Ice Shelf just S of Wright Island, along the coast of Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-66. Named by US-ACAN for R. Admiral Ira Nunn, USN, responsible for legal elements of the Navy's Antarctic support during the IGY.