McCarthy Island (South Georgia)

McCarthy Island is an island, 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) long, lying in the entrance to King Haakon Bay on the south side of South Georgia. Surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951-57, and named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after Timothy McCarthy, a seaman on the Endurance during the British expedition under Shackleton, 1914-16. McCarthy accompanied Shackleton in the James Caird from Elephant Island to King Haakon Bay.

See also

• List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

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

Coordinates: 54°10′S 37°26′W / 54.167°S 37.433°W / -54.167; -37.433