Duncan Peninsula

Duncan Peninsula (73°56′S 119°30′W / 73.933°S 119.5°W / -73.933; -119.5) is an ice-covered peninsula, 30 nautical miles (60 km) long, which forms the east part of Carney Island, along the coast of Marie Byrd Land. Delineated from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in January 1947. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Admiral Donald B. Duncan, U.S. Navy (Ret.), Vice Chief of Naval Operations under Admiral Carney during the IGY period of 1957-58.

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

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