Benten Island
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Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 69°1′S 39°13′E / 69.017°S 39.217°E |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
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]
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This article incorporates public domain material from "Benten Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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