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43: 27: 483:. An ice-covered cape which marks the north extremity of Duncan Peninsula, Carney Island. Discovered and photographed from the air on January 24, 1947, by United States Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47. Named by R. Adm. Byrd for Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, United States Navy, who, as naval advisor to the President at the time of Operation Highjump, assisted materially at the high-level planning and authorization stages. 407:. An ice-covered point lying just west of Beakley Glacier on the north side of Carney Island, along the coast of Marie Byrd Land. Delineated from aerial photographs taken by United States Navy OpHjp in January 1947. Named by US-ACAN for R. Admiral L.P. Ramage, United States Navy, Assistant Chief of Naval Operations, Ships Operations and Readiness, in the post 1957-58 IGY period. {{coord| 521:. An ice-covered peninsula, 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) long, which forms the east part of Carney Island. Delineated from aerial photographs taken by United States Navy OpHjp in January 1947. Named by US-ACAN for Admiral Donald B. Duncan, United States Navy (Ret.), Vice Chief of Naval Operations under Admiral Carney during the IGY period of 1957-58. 445:. A glacier on the west side of Duncan Peninsula on Carney Island, flowing north into Amundsen Sea. Delineated by USGS from aerial photos taken by United States Navy OpHjp in January 1947. Named by US-ACAN for V. Admiral W.M. Beakley, United States Navy, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Ship Operations and Readiness during the IGY period, 1957-58. {{coord| 50: 654: 635: 272: 658: 639: 260: 369:(USGS) from aerial photographs taken by United States Navy OpHjp in January 1947. Named by US-ACAN for Thomas S. Gates, Under Secretary of the Navy before and during the Navy's Deep Freeze expeditions. {{coord| 271: 259: 91: 643: 234: 168: 678: 42: 365:. An ice-covered cape which marks the northwest extremity of Carney Island along the coast of Marie Byrd Land. First mapped by the 662: 366: 250: 205:) is an ice-covered island, 70 nautical miles (130 km; 81 mi) long with all but its north coast lying within the 683: 229:
Carney Island was first delineated (except for its south part) from aerial photographs taken by United States Navy
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Eastern Getz Ice Shelf, Carney Island to Martin Peninsula
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Western Getz Ice Shelf, Shepard Island to Carney island
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October 2002 satellite photograph of the Carney Island
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Carney Island is located in Antarctica
Antarctica
73°57′S 121°00′W / 73.950°S 121.000°W / -73.950; -121.000 (Carney Island)
73°57′S 121°00′W / 73.950°S 121.000°W / -73.950; -121.000 (Carney Island)
Getz Ice Shelf
Siple Island
Wright Island
Marie Byrd Land
Operation Highjump
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Robert Carney
Chief of Naval Operations
Operation Deep Freeze
International Geophysical Year
Western Getz Ice Shelf, Shepard Island to Carney island
Eastern Getz Ice Shelf, Carney Island to Martin Peninsula
OpenStreetMap
KML
GPX (all coordinates)
GPX (primary coordinates)
GPX (secondary coordinates)
73°35′S 122°38′W / 73.583°S 122.633°W / -73.583; -122.633
United States Geological Survey
73°39′S 120°20′W / 73.650°S 120.333°W / -73.650; -120.333
73°51′S 119°50′W / 73.850°S 119.833°W / -73.850; -119.833
73°43′S 119°00′W / 73.717°S 119.000°W / -73.717; -119.000
73°56′S 119°30′W / 73.933°S 119.500°W / -73.933; -119.500

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