claim: Tennessee is an American state.
evidence: Kendall Terrace is an ice-free volcanic ash terrace extending along the northwestern side of Deception Island , in the South Shetland Islands .. Deception Island. Deception Island. South Shetland Islands. South Shetland Islands. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1957 for Lieutenant Edward N. Kendall , Royal Navy , the surveyor on HMS Chanticleer , who made the first survey of Deception Island in January -- March 1829 .. Deception Island. Deception Island. UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee. UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee. Edward N. Kendall. Edward N. Kendall. Royal Navy. Royal Navy