Betts Island
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| Waters | Prydz Bay | |
| Geographical location | 69 ° 21 ′ S , 76 ° 13 ′ E | |
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| Highest elevation | 63 m | |
Betts Island is an island up to 63 m high in Prydz Bay on the Ingrid Christensen coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth Land . It is located in front of the northern part of the Larsemann Hills .
The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named it in 1988 after Martin Stephen Betts, who led a team on the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions to explore the Larsemann Hills between 1987 and 1988.
Web links
- Betts Island in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
- Map of the ASMA-6 "Larsemann Hills" Special Administrative Region (PDF) at the Australian Antarctic Data Center (description)