Burke Island
Burke Island is located in Antarctica
Burke Island
Burke Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates73°7′48″S 105°6′0″W / 73.13000°S 105.10000°W / -73.13000; -105.10000
Area355[1] km2 (137 sq mi)
Length30 km (19 mi)
Width11 km (6.8 mi)

Burke Island is an ice-covered island about 30 km (16 nmi) long and 11 km (6 nmi) wide, lying 69 km (37 nmi) southwest of Cape Waite, King Peninsula, in the Amundsen Sea. Burke Island was delineated from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 in January 1960. Burke Island was named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, U.S. Navy, Chief of Naval Operations during Operation Deep Freeze (1956–1961).

See also

References

  1. Antarctic Islands United Nations Environment Programme

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