geo.wikisort.org - IslandBurke Island is an ice-covered island about 30 km (16 nmi) long and 11 km (6 nmi) wide, lying 69 km (37 nmi) southwest of Cape Waite, King Peninsula, in the Amundsen Sea. Burke Island was delineated from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 in January 1960. Burke Island was named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, U.S. Navy, Chief of Naval Operations during Operation Deep Freeze (1956–1961).
Burke Island |
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Location | Antarctica |
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Coordinates | 73°7′48″S 105°6′0″W |
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Area | 355[1] km2 (137 sq mi) |
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Length | 30 km (19 mi) |
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Width | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
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See also
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Burke Island". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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Famous explorers |
- Roald Amundsen
- Richard E. Byrd
- Douglas Mawson
- Ui-te-Rangiora
- James Clark Ross
- Robert Falcon Scott
- Ernest Shackleton
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На других языках
[de] Burke Island
Burke Island ist eine mit Eis bedeckte, unbewohnte Insel in der Amundsensee vor der Walgreen-Küste des westantarktischen Marie-Byrd-Lands. Sie hat eine Fläche von etwa 334,43 km², was einer Länge von 30,57 km so wie einer ungefähren Breite von 10,94 km entspricht. Sie liegt etwa 58,52 km südwestlich vom Kap Waite am Ende der King-Halbinsel.
- [en] Burke Island
[es] Isla Burke
La isla Burke es una isla cubierta por el hielo, de dimensiones aproximadas de 16 millas de largo por unas 6 millas de ancho, está a 37 millas al suroeste del cabo Waite, en la península de Rey, en el mar de Amundsen, y está localizada en las coordenadas -73.13, -105.1. La isla Burke no es reclamada por ningún país.
[fr] Île Burke
L'île Burke est une île côtière située dans la mer d'Amundsen dans l'océan Antarctique. Elle a une superficie de 355 km2[1].
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