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==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959–65, and named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] Names for Boatswain's Mate First Class William T. Benton, U.S. Navy, Boatswain's Mate aboard USS ''Glacier'' from 1961–62. | It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959–65, and named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] Names for Boatswain's Mate First Class William T. Benton, U.S. Navy, Boatswain's Mate aboard USS ''[[USS Glacier|Glacier]]'' from 1961–62. | ||
==Countess of Benton== | ==Countess of Benton== | ||
Revision as of 22:02, 2 May 2018
Benton Island is an ice-covered island about 7 kilometers (4 nmi) long, lying 9 kilometers (5 nmi) northwest of Nolan Island in the Marshall Archipelago.
Discovery and name
It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–65, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Boatswain's Mate First Class William T. Benton, U.S. Navy, Boatswain's Mate aboard USS Glacier from 1961–62.
Countess of Benton
In 2017, Deborah McHenry, the mother of Grand Duke Travis, was granted the title Countess of Benton on the occasion of her birthday. The name was derived both from Benton Island and also from her tiny hometown in rural Benton, Pennsylvania.