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