Carter Island

Carter Island is a small, ice-covered island in Glade Bay, off the west side of Martin Peninsula, Bakutis Coast. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–66, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Lieutenant G.W. Carter, U.S. Navy, maintenance coordinator at the Williams Field air strip on McMurdo Sound during Operation Deep Freeze 1966.

Carter Island
Carter Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates73°59′S 114°57′W
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also
  • List of Antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

References
  •  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Carter Island". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)


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