Benton Island

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]

Not to be confused with Benten Island.
Benton Island
Benton Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates77°4′S 147°53′W
ArchipelagoMarshall Archipelago
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also
  • List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

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

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