Benten Island

Not to be confused with Benton Island or Benten-jima (Wakkanai).

Benten Island is a small island lying 9 kilometres (5 nmi) west of Ongulkalven Island in the eastern part of Lutzow-Holm Bay. It was mapped from surveys and from air photos by the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition, 1957–62, and named "Benten-shima" ("goddess of fortune island").^[1]

Benten Island

Benten Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	69°1′S 39°13′E
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

See also

• List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

References

1. "Benten Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-06-03.

 This article incorporates public domain material from "Benten Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.