McCarthy Point () is an ice-covered point that marks the northeastern extremity of

Grant Island Grant Island is an ice-covered island, long and wide, lying east of the smaller Shepard Island off the coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Like Shepard Island, Grant Island is surrounded by the Getz Ice Shelf on all but the north side. Gran ...

on the seaward edge of the Getz Ice Shelf, Antarctica. It was discovered and charted from the on February 4, 1962, and was named by the

Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica. History The committee was established ...

for Lieutenant J.F. McCarthy, U.S. Navy, disbursing officer on the ''Glacier'' at the time of discovery.

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