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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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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. | |||
[[Category: Islands]] | [[Category: Islands]] | ||