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Id:
ZLI/ZZ-024
Class
Island
Description
An ice-covered island, 94km long from Cape Gates to Beakley Glacier, with all but its north coast lying within Getz Ice Shelf, between Siple Island and Wright Island along the coast of Marie Byrd Land.; First delineated (except for its S part) from aerial photographs taken by US Navy (USN) Operation High Jump in January 1947. Named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Admiral R.B. Carney, USN (Ret.), Chief of Naval Operations during organization of Operation Deep Freeze support for the International Geophysical Year (IGY) of 1957-58.
Public access to AZ
Distance from nearest road
4651.076km
Lies within
DXCC
ZL
District
Location
NZTM2000: -121, -74
 
WGS: -121.0, -73.95
Maidenhead
CB96mb
Active?
Yes
Valid From
1900-01-01


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