Bratina Island

Bratina Island
	Bratina Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	78°0′S 165°33′E / 78.000°S 165.550°ECoordinates: 78°0′S 165°33′E / 78.000°S 165.550°E
Administration
	Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Bratina Island (78°0′S 165°33′E / 78.000°S 165.550°E / -78.000; 165.550) is a small island lying at the north tip of Brown Peninsula in the Ross Ice Shelf. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1963 for Chief Aviation Machinists Mate Joseph Bratina, U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6, stationed at McMurdo Station in the 1958–59, 1960–61 and 1961–62 summer seasons.

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Geography
Bratina Island Location in Antarctica
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	78°0′S 165°33′E / 78.000°S 165.550°E / -78.000; 165.550Coordinates: 78°0′S 165°33′E / 78.000°S 165.550°E / -78.000; 165.550
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited