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Berkner Island was discovered by members of the United States-International Geophysical Year (US-IGY) party at [[Ellsworth Station]] under the leadership of Capt. [[Finn Ronne]], United States Navy Reserve (USNR), during the 1957-1958 season. Berkner Island was named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for American physicist Lloyd Berkner, engineer with the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] (1928–1930). | Berkner Island was discovered by members of the United States-International Geophysical Year (US-IGY) party at [[Ellsworth Station]] under the leadership of Capt. [[Finn Ronne]], United States Navy Reserve (USNR), during the 1957-1958 season. Berkner Island was named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for American physicist Lloyd Berkner, engineer with the [[Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] (1928–1930). | ||
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