Name details

McCarthy Inlet

McCarthy Inlet (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

McCarthy Inlet  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 128612

Feature type: Inlet (3)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

An ice-filled inlet which is the largest and northern-most of three inlets indenting the eastern side of Berkner Island. Discovered by U.S. ground and flying personnel at Ellsworth Station (1957-58) under Capt. Finn Ronne, USNR. Named by US-ACAN for Lt. Cdr. Charles J. McCarthy, USNR, commander of the USN Squadron VX-6 aircraft unit at Ellsworth Station during this period.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
78° 50' 00.0" S
-78.83333°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
45° 00' 00.0" W
-45.00000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1965

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