Benton Island
Not to be confused with Benten Island.
  Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 77°4′S 147°53′W / 77.067°S 147.883°WCoordinates: 77°4′S 147°53′W / 77.067°S 147.883°W |
| Archipelago | Marshall Archipelago |
| Country | |
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None | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Additional information | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Benton Island is an ice-covered island about 7 kilometres (4 nmi) long, lying 9 kilometres (5 nmi) northwest of Nolan Island in the Marshall Archipelago. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–65, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for William T. Benton, BM1, U.S. Navy, Boatswain's Mate aboard USS Glacier along this coast, 1961–62.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Benton Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
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