Berkner Island (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Berkner Island (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Island (5)
This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Names that other countries have for this feature:
A high and completely ice-covered island about 200 mi long and 85 mi wide. This large feature rises to 975 m and separates Ronne Ice Shelf from Filchner Ice Shelf. Discovered by members of the US-IGY party at Ellsworth Station, under the leadership of Capt. Finn Ronne, USNR, during the 1957-58 season. Named by US-ACAN for American physicist Lloyd V. Berkner, engineer with the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928-30.
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