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Benten Island is a small island lying 9 kilometres (5 nmi) west of Ongulkalven Island in the eastern part of Lutzow-Holm Bay. It was mapped from surveys and from air photos by the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition, 1957–62, and named "Benten-shima" ("goddess of fortune island").[1]

Not to be confused with Benton Island or Benten-jima (Wakkanai).
Benten Island
Benten Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates69°1′S 39°13′E
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also



References


  1. "Benten Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-06-03.

 This article incorporates public domain material from "Benten Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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[de] Benten-Insel

Die Benten-Insel (japanisch 弁天島 .mw-parser-output .Latn{font-family:"Akzidenz Grotesk","Arial","Avant Garde Gothic","Calibri","Futura","Geneva","Gill Sans","Helvetica","Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans Unicode","Lucida Grande","Stone Sans","Tahoma","Trebuchet","Univers","Verdana"}Benten-zima, englisch Benten Island) ist eine kleine Insel vor der Prinz-Harald-Küste des ostantarktischen Königin-Maud-Lands. Sie liegt 8 km westlich der Insel Ongulkalven im östlichen Teil der Lützow-Holm-Bucht.
- [en] Benten Island


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