Burnett Island

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Burnett Island
Waters Vincennes Bay
Archipelago Swain Islands ( Windmill Islands )
Geographical location 66 ° 13 ′ 0 ″  S , 110 ° 36 ′ 0 ″  E Coordinates: 66 ° 13 ′ 0 ″  S , 110 ° 36 ′ 0 ″  E
Burnett Island (Antarctica)
Burnett Island
length 1.5 km
Map of the northern Windmill Islands with Burnett Island in the Swain Group (above center)
Map of the northern Windmill Islands with Burnett Island in the Swain Group (above center)

Burnett Island is a 1 km long rocky island facing east-west in the Windmill Islands archipelago off the coast of the East Antarctic Wilkesland . It is the center of the group of Swain Islands and is located north of the island Honkala Iceland .

The island was mapped using aerial photographs from the US Operation Highjump (1946–1947). In 1957, scientists at Wilkes Station under the direction of the US polar explorer Carl R. Eklund (1909–1962) carried out a survey. Eklund named it after Donald R. Burnett (1931-2010) of the United States Navy , commander of the transport unit in support of the winter crew at Wilkes Station during the International Geophysical Year (1957-1958).

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