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McCarthy Island is an island 4 kilometres (2 nmi) long, lying just northeast of Fold Island, off the coast of Kemp Land, Antarctica. It was mapped as part of Fold Island (Foldoya) by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, but was identified as a separate island by an Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) geological party in 1961. The island was named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for W.R. McCarthy, an Australian petrologist who described several hundred specimens from Antarctica collected by ANARE geologists.[1]

McCarthy Island

McCarthy Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	67°16′S 59°25′E
Length	4 km (2.5 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "McCarthy Island". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)

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[de] McCarthy Island (Antarktika)

McCarthy Island ist eine 4 km lange und 3 km breite Insel vor der Küste des ostantarktischen Kemplands. Sie liegt unmittelbar nordöstlich der Foldøya.

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- [en] McCarthy Island (Kemp Land)

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