Feature Name (see definition): Butler Island

Feature Class (see definition): Island

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 2219

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 72° 13' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 060° 08' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -72.2166667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -60.1333333

Elevation (see definition): 185

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1953

Description (see definition): Circular, ice-covered island 6 mi wide which rises to 185 m, lying 7 mi E of Merz Peninsula, off the E coast of Palmer Land. Discovered and photographed from the air in December 1940 by the U.S. Antarctic Service (USAS). During 1947 it was photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), who in conjunction with the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) charted it from the ground. Named by the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) for K.S.P. Butler, Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) commander in 1947-48.

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