McCarthy Island (South Georgia)
| McCarthy Island | ||
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| Waters | King Haakon Bay | |
| Archipelago | South Georgia | |
| Geographical location | 54 ° 10 ′ 4 " S , 37 ° 25 ′ 25" W | |
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| length | 1.5 km | |
McCarthy Island is a 1.5 km long island off the south coast of South Georgia . It is located in the entrance to King Haakon Bay .
The South Georgia Survey explored them as part of its 1951-1957 survey campaign. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named them in 1958 after Timothy McCarthy (1888-1917), sailor on the endurance expedition (1914-1917) of the British polar explorer Ernest Shackleton , who had taken part in the legendary voyage from Elephant Island to South Georgia.
Web links
- McCarthy Iceland in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- McCarthy Island on geographic.org (English)