COMPOSITE GAZETTEER OF ANTARCTICA

the largest of the Bennett Islands (q.v.), Hanusse Bay, Loubet Coast, was called Isla Runcumilla by CAE 1947 after a Chilean submarine (Chile. DNH chart LII, 1947; IHA, 1974, p.44) or Islote Susini by AAE, probably after a member of the expedition (Argentina. MM, 1957a, p.10); surveyed by FIDS from "Detaille Island", 1956-59; in association with the names of glaciologists grouped in this area, named Weertman Island after Johannes Weertman (b. 1925), American metallurgist who proposed a theory to explain the sliding of glaciers on their beds and who has made important contributions to the theory of glacier flow since 1956; Professor of Materials Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., from 1960 (APC, 1960, p.8; BA, 1961, p.190; BAS 250P sheet SQ 19-20/10, 1-DOS 1979).

The largest and southernmost of the Bennett Islands, lying in Hanusse Bay. Mapped from air photos taken by RARE (1947-48) and FIDASE (1956-57). Named by UK-APC for Johannes Weertman, American metallurgist who proposed a theory of slip of glaciers on their beds and has made important contributions to the theory of glacier flow.