Burnett Island
66°13′S 110°36′E
9 kilometres (1 nmi) long in an east–west direction, which lies north of Honkala Island and is the central feature in the Swain Islands. S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, it was included in a 1957 survey of the Swain Islands by Wilkes Station personnel under Carl R. Eklund. S.
66°13′S 110°36′E
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Burnett Island in the Antarctic (66°13′S 110°36′E) is a rocky island, 1.9 kilometres (1 nmi) long in an east–west direction, which lies north of Honkala Island and is the central feature in the Swain Islands. First photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, it was included in a 1957 survey of the Swain Islands by Wilkes Station personnel under Carl R. Eklund. It was named by Eklund for Lieutenant (j.g.) Donald Burnett, U.S. Navy, Military Support Unit Commander of the 1957 wintering party at Wilkes Station during the International Geophysical Year.
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Nearest islands
- Honkala Island0.6 km
- Cameron Island, Antarctica0.8 km
- Berkley Island2.1 km
- Beall Island9.9 km
- Pidgeon Island13 km
- 14 km
Also in Swain Islands
Honkala Island
0.4 km²▲ 14 m
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Berkley Island
0.17 km²▲ 21 m
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Cameron Island, Antarctica
0.15 km²▲ 13 m
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Also in Windmill Islands
Holl Island
4 km²▲ 92 m
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Peterson Island
3.5 km²▲ 75 m
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Herring Island
3.1 km²▲ 80 m
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Odbert Island
1.9 km²▲ 88 m
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Beall Island
1.9 km²▲ 46 m
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Ford Island
1.8 km²▲ 70 m
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Pidgeon Island
1.6 km²▲ 68 m
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Unnamed island
0.89 km²▲ 64 m
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