Name details

Butler Island

Butler Island (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Butler Island  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 979

Feature type: Island

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

An island in the Larsemann Hills between Betts Island and Easther Island. The island is generally flat with a peak near the centre.

Named For

Named after Paul Butler, officer-in-charge at Davis in 1987.

Location

Latitude:
69° 21' 51.9" S
-69.36442°
Accurate to 25m
Longitude:
76° 13' 07.7" E
76.21880°
Accurate to 25m
Altitude:
25 m
Accurate to 10m

Images


©Adam Christensen 2009
Catalogue id
IA21760
Caption
Butler Island, Larsemann Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 1600 feet. Looking North.
Photographer
Christensen, Adam

Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Larsemann Hills 1:25000 Topographic GIS Dataset
Source Identifier:
Lars25K
Source Scale:
1:25000
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
Australian Antarctic Division
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
29-Sep-1988

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