Coordinates: 69°1′S 39°13′E / 69.017°S 39.217°E / -69.017; 39.217

Benten Island

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Not to be confused with Benton Island or Benten-jima (Wakkanai).
Benten Island
Benten Island is located in Antarctica
Benten Island
Benten Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates69°1′S 39°13′E / 69.017°S 39.217°E / -69.017; 39.217
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Benten Island is a small island lying 9 kilometres (5 nmi) west of Ongulkalven Island in the eastern part of Lutzow-Holm Bay. It was mapped from surveys and from air photos by the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition, 1957–62, and named "Benten-shima" ("goddess of fortune island").[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Benten Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-06-03.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Benten Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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