Cherry Island (Antarctica)
| Cherry Island | ||
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| Waters | Amundsen Sea , Southern Ocean | |
| Geographical location | 73 ° 45 ′ 0 ″ S , 123 ° 32 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| length | 5 km | |
Cherry Island is an icy and 5 km long island off the Bakutis coast of the West Antarctic Marie-Byrd-Land . It is located in the Getz Ice Shelf between the islands of Siple Island and Carney Island .
The United States Geological Survey mapped the island based on its own measurements and aerial photographs of the United States Navy from 1959 to 1966. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 1967 after Chief Warrant Officer J. M. Cherry, a member of the United States Navy flight unit in Antarctica in Operation Deep Freeze in 1966.
Web links
- Cherry Island in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cherry Island on geographic.org (English)