Benten Island
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| Waters | Lützow-Holm-Bucht , Southern Ocean | |
| Geographical location | 69 ° 1 ′ S , 39 ° 13 ′ E | |
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The Benten Island ( Japanese 弁 天 島 Benten-zima , English Benten Island ) is a small island off the Prince Harald coast of the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . It is located 8 km west of the island of Ongulkalven in the eastern part of the Lützow-Holm Bay .
It was mapped on the basis of measurements and aerial photographs of a Japanese Antarctic expedition (1957–1962). The island is named after Benten , the "sky goddess of eloquence" from Shinto .
Web links
- Benten Iceland in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Benten Island on geographic.org (English)