Canisteo Peninsula
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Canisteo Peninsula is an ice-covered peninsula, about 30 mile long and 20 mile wide, which projects between Ferrero Bay
and Cranton Bay
into the eastern extremity of the Amundsen Sea
. It was delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump
in December 1946, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
for the USS Canisteo
, a tanker with the eastern task group of this expedition.
Ferrero Bay
Ferrero Bay is a body of water about 15 nautical miles wide, lying immediately west of Cosgrove Ice Shelf and occupying the outer part of the embayment between King and Canisteo Peninsulas. Mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in December 1946. Named by Advisory Committee...
and Cranton Bay
Cranton Bay
Cranton Bay is a bay about 20 nautical miles long and wide, lying south of Canisteo Peninsula at the east end of Amundsen Sea. The south limit of the bay is formed by the Backer Islands and an ice shelf which separates this bay from Pine Island Bay. Mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy...
into the eastern extremity of the Amundsen Sea
Amundsen Sea
The Amundsen Sea is an arm of the Southern Ocean off Marie Byrd Land in western Antarctica. It is bounded by Cape Flying Fish, the northwestern tip of Thurston Island to the east and Cape Dart on Siple Island to the west. East of Cape Flying Fish starts the Bellingshausen Sea. West of Cape Dart is...
. It was delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump
Operation Highjump
Operation Highjump , officially titled The United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program, 1946-1947, was a United States Navy operation organized by RADM Richard E. Byrd Jr. USN, , Officer in Charge, Task Force 68, and led by RADM Richard H. Cruzen, USN, Commanding Officer, Task Force 68....
in December 1946, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...
for the USS Canisteo
USS Canisteo (AO-99)
USS Canisteo was an Cimarron-class fleet oiler constructed for the U.S. Navy in the closing days of World War II. Commissioned too late for service in that conflict, she had a lengthy career in the Cold War that followed....
, a tanker with the eastern task group of this expedition.