Carpenter Island - Revision history

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	Strangely, the area directly over Carpenter Island was left whited out on a graphic created by the USGS in 1975. The graphic in question was satellite imagery of the coast of [[Westarctica]] collected by NASA from 1972 - 1974. It is unknown why that portion of the graphic was not properly imaged.		Strangely, the area directly over Carpenter Island was left whited out on a graphic created by the USGS in 1975. The graphic in question was satellite imagery of the coast of [[Westarctica]] collected by NASA from 1972 - 1974. It is unknown why that portion of the graphic was not properly imaged.

			==Peerage title==
			On 7 May 2024, Mark E. Boehm was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica\|peerage title]] Duke of Carpenter Island in recognition of his support of [[Westarctica]]. His title is so-named for this island.

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	[[File:Peacock Sound-Islands.png\|350px\|thumb\|Map showing Carpenter Island and Sherman Island in the Peacock Sound]]		[[File:Peacock Sound-Islands.png\|350px\|thumb\|Map showing Carpenter Island and Sherman Island in the Peacock Sound]]
	Carpenter Island is a 7 mile long oval-shaped island located in the [[Peacock Sound]].		Carpenter Island (72°41'S 97°57'W) is a 7 mile long oval-shaped island located in the [[Peacock Sound]].

	==Location==		==Location==

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	Carpenter Island was mapped by the U.S. Geologic Survey from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos that were collected during the years 1960-66. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in honor of Donald L. Carpenter, who served as a radio scientist at [[Byrd Station]] during the 1966-67 research season.		Carpenter Island was mapped by the U.S. Geologic Survey from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos that were collected during the years 1960-66. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in honor of Donald L. Carpenter, who served as a radio scientist at [[Byrd Station]] during the 1966-67 research season.

	Strangely, the area directly over Carpenter Island was left whited out on a graphic created by the USGS in 1975. The graphic in question was satellite imagery of the coast of [[Westarctica]]] collected by NASA from 1972 - 1974. It is unknown why that portion of the graphic was not properly imaged.		Strangely, the area directly over Carpenter Island was left whited out on a graphic created by the USGS in 1975. The graphic in question was satellite imagery of the coast of [[Westarctica]] collected by NASA from 1972 - 1974. It is unknown why that portion of the graphic was not properly imaged.

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[[File:Peacock Sound-Islands.png|350px|thumb|Map showing Carpenter Island and Sherman Island in the Peacock Sound]]
Carpenter Island is a 7 mile long oval-shaped island located in the [[Peacock Sound]].

==Location==
The island lies 17 miles due east of the much larger [[Sherman Island]], and is entirely locked within the [[Abbot Ice Shelf]]. It is between [[Thurston Island]] and the [[Eights Coast]].

==Discovery and name==
Carpenter Island was mapped by the U.S. Geologic Survey from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos that were collected during the years 1960-66. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in honor of Donald L. Carpenter, who served as a radio scientist at [[Byrd Station]] during the 1966-67 research season.

Strangely, the area directly over Carpenter Island was left whited out on a graphic created by the USGS in 1975. The graphic in question was satellite imagery of the coast of [[Westarctica]]] collected by NASA from 1972 - 1974. It is unknown why that portion of the graphic was not properly imaged.

[[Category: Islands]]