Cape Leahy
| Cape Leahy | ||
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| Coordinates | 73 ° 43 ′ S , 119 ° 0 ′ W | |
| location | Carney Island , Marie Byrd Land , West Antarctica | |
| Waters | Amundsen lake | |
Cape Leahy is an icy cape in the north of the Carney Island off the Bakutis coast of the West Antarctic Marie Byrd Land . It marks the northern foothills of the Duncan Peninsula .
It was discovered and photographed from the air on January 24, 1947 during the US Operation Highjump (1946–1947). The expedition leader Richard Evelyn Byrd named it after Naval Admiral William Daniel Leahy (1875-1959) of the United States Navy , advisor to US President Harry S. Truman for the preparation and implementation of Operation Highjump.
Web links
- Cape Leahy in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Leahy on geographic.org (English)