Currituck Island

Currituck Island (66°5′S 100°40′E / 66.083°S 100.667°E / -66.083; 100.667) is an island 7 nautical miles (13 km) long marked by numerous small coves, lying on the northwest side of Edisto Channel in the Highjump Archipelago. Mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in February, 1947. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1956 after the USS Currituck, seaplane tender and flagship of the western task group of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, Task Force 68, 1946-47. At that time, the northern portion was thought to be a separate feature and was named "Mohaupt Island," but subsequent Soviet Expeditions (1956–57) found that only one large island exists.

See also

• List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

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

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