Carney Island
Carney Island (73°57′S 121°00′W / 73.95°S
121°W / -73.95; -121) is an ice-covered
island, 110 km long and about 8,500 km² in
area, with all but its North coast lying within
the Getz Ice Shelf, Westarctica. It is located
between Siple Island and Wright Island
along the coast of Marie Byrd Land.
Carney Island was named by the United
States Advisory Committee on Antarctic
Names (US-ACAN) for Admiral Robert B.
Carney, (1895 - 1990), Chief of Naval
Operations during the organization of
Operation Deep Freeze support for the
International Geophysical Year of 1957-1958.
Carney Island is seeking a governor.
121°W / -73.95; -121) is an ice-covered
island, 110 km long and about 8,500 km² in
area, with all but its North coast lying within
the Getz Ice Shelf, Westarctica. It is located
between Siple Island and Wright Island
along the coast of Marie Byrd Land.
Carney Island was named by the United
States Advisory Committee on Antarctic
Names (US-ACAN) for Admiral Robert B.
Carney, (1895 - 1990), Chief of Naval
Operations during the organization of
Operation Deep Freeze support for the
International Geophysical Year of 1957-1958.
Carney Island is seeking a governor.
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