Benton Island

Benton Island
Benton Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 77°4′S 147°53′W / 77.067°S 147.883°W / -77.067; -147.883Coordinates: 77°4′S 147°53′W / 77.067°S 147.883°W / -77.067; -147.883
Archipelago Marshall Archipelago
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

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

  1. ↑ "Benton Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-06-03.

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