| Carney Island | |
| Image Map Caption: | Location of Carney Island in Antarctica |
| Location: | Antarctica |
| Coordinates: | -73.95°N -121°W |
| Area Km2: | 8500 |
| Length Km: | 110 |
| Population: | 0 |
| Population As Of: | 2023 |
Carney Island (-73.95°N -121°W) is an ice-covered island, long with all but its north coast lying within the Getz Ice Shelf, Antarctica. It is located between Siple Island and Wright Island along the coast of Marie Byrd Land.
Carney Island was first delineated (except for its south part) from aerial photographs taken by United States Navy Operation Highjump (OpHjp) in January 1947. It was named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Admiral Robert Carney (1895–1990), Chief of Naval Operations during the organization of Operation Deep Freeze support for the International Geophysical Year (IGY) of 1957–1958.
-73.5833°N -160°W. An ice-covered cape which marks the northwest extremity of Carney Island along the coast of Marie Byrd Land. First mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from aerial photographs taken by United States Navy OpHjp in January 1947.Named by US-ACAN for Thomas S. Gates, Under Secretary of the Navy before and during the Navy's Deep Freeze expeditions.