Burke Island - Revision history

Westarctica: /* Discovery and name */ cleaned up text.

2018-08-16T14:20:45Z

Discovery and name: cleaned up text.

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	==Discovery and name==		==Discovery and name==
	The Island was delineated from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 in January 1960. Burke Island was named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names ~~(US-ACAN)~~ for Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, U.S. Navy, Chief of Naval Operations during Operation Deep Freeze (1956–1961).		The Island was delineated from aerial photographs taken by [[U.S. Navy]] Squadron VX-6 in January 1960. Burke Island was named by the United States Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names for Admiral Arleigh A. Burke of the U.S. Navy, who was serving as Chief of Naval Operations during Operation Deep Freeze from 1956–1961.

	==25¢ coin==		==25¢ coin==

Westarctica: /* Peerage title */

2018-08-14T00:00:52Z

Peerage title

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	==Peerage title==		==Peerage title==
	On 1 July 2015, Ian Dehmel and Chelsea Strabala were jointly granted the hereditary titles Count and Countess of Burke in the [[Peerage of Westarctica]] in recognition of their support of [Westarctica]]. The name of their title is tied to Burke Island.		On 1 July 2015, Ian Dehmel and Chelsea Strabala were jointly granted the hereditary titles Count and Countess of Burke in the [[Peerage of Westarctica]] in recognition of their support of [[Westarctica]]. The name of their title is tied to Burke Island.

	[[Category:Islands]]		[[Category:Islands]]
	[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]		[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]

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	[[File:Burke-island.jpg\|thumb\|Front and back of the 25¢ Burke Island coin]]		[[File:Burke-island.jpg\|thumb\|Front and back of the 25¢ Burke Island coin]]
	In 2008, the [[Central Bank of Westarctica]] released a [[$1 Westarctican Dollar Coin#2008 Westarctica Islands\|25¢ coin]] for Burke Island. A triangular coin, it fit together with three other coins dedicated to islands of [[Westarctica]] to create a single $1 coin.		In 2008, the [[Central Bank of Westarctica]] released a [[$1 Westarctican Dollar Coin#2008 Westarctica Islands\|25¢ coin]] for Burke Island. A triangular coin, it fit together with three other coins dedicated to islands of [[Westarctica]] to create a single $1 coin.

			==Peerage title==
			On 1 July 2015, Ian Dehmel and Chelsea Strabala were jointly granted the hereditary titles Count and Countess of Burke in the [[Peerage of Westarctica]] in recognition of their support of [Westarctica]]. The name of their title is tied to Burke Island.

	[[Category:Islands]]		[[Category:Islands]]
	[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]		[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]

Westarctica: added coin info

2018-05-17T07:44:53Z

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	==Discovery and name==		==Discovery and name==
	The Island was delineated from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 in January 1960. Burke Island was named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, U.S. Navy, Chief of Naval Operations during Operation Deep Freeze (1956–1961).		The Island was delineated from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 in January 1960. Burke Island was named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, U.S. Navy, Chief of Naval Operations during Operation Deep Freeze (1956–1961).

			==25¢ coin==
			[[File:Burke-island.jpg\|thumb\|Front and back of the 25¢ Burke Island coin]]
			In 2008, the [[Central Bank of Westarctica]] released a [[$1 Westarctican Dollar Coin#2008 Westarctica Islands\|25¢ coin]] for Burke Island. A triangular coin, it fit together with three other coins dedicated to islands of [[Westarctica]] to create a single $1 coin.

	[[Category:Islands]]		[[Category:Islands]]
	[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]		[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]

Westarctica: Source of article predominately from Wikipedia article on Burke Island.

2018-04-10T22:32:13Z

Source of article predominately from Wikipedia article on Burke Island.

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[[File:Burke Island Ice.jpg|thumb|Burke Island covered in ice]]
'''Burke Island''' is an [[ice]]-covered island about 30 km (16 nmi) long and 11 km (6 nmi) wide, lying 69 km (37 nmi) southwest of [[Cape Waite]], [[King Peninsula]], in the [[Amundsen Sea]].

==Discovery and name==
The Island was delineated from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 in January 1960. Burke Island was named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, U.S. Navy, Chief of Naval Operations during Operation Deep Freeze (1956–1961).

[[Category:Islands]]
[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]