Berkley Island
  Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 66°13′S 110°39′E / 66.217°S 110.650°ECoordinates: 66°13′S 110°39′E / 66.217°S 110.650°E |
| Archipelago | Swain Islands |
| Length | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
| Country | |
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None | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Additional information | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Berkley Island (66°13′S 110°39′E / 66.217°S 110.650°E) is an island, 1 kilometre (0.5 nmi) long, which marks the northeast end of the Swain Islands. It was first mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and was included in a survey of the Swain Islands in 1957 by Wilkes Station personnel under Carl R. Eklund. It was named by Eklund for Richard J. Berkley, a geomagnetician with the US-IGY wintering party of 1957 at Wilkes Station.[1]
See also
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
- Territorial claims in Antarctica
References
- ↑ "Berkley Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
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