This page presents the geographical name data for
Burnett Island in Antarctica, as supplied by the US military intelligence in electronic format, including the geographic coordinates and place name in various forms, latin, roman and native characters, and its location in its respective country's administrative division
Feature Name
(see definition):
Burnett Island
Feature Class
(see definition):
Island
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
2175
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
66° 13' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
110° 36' 00" E
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-66.2166667
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
110.6
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1960
Description
(see definition):
Rocky island, 1 mi long in an E-W direction, which lies N of Honkala Island and is the central feature in the Swain Islands. First photographed from the air by U.S. Navy (USN) OpHjp, 1946-47. It was included in a 1957 survey of Swain Islands by Wilkes Station personnel under C.R. Eklund. Named by Eklund for Lieutenant (j.g.) Donald R. Burnett, USN, Military Support Unit Commander of the 1957 wintering party at Wilkes Station during the IGY.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Burnett Island in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of
Burnett Island information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Burnett Island should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.