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The island rises to 869 meters and separates the [[Ronne Ice Shelf]] from the Filchner Ice Shelf. It is characterized by two domes, ''Reinwarthhöhe'' in the north (698 meters), and ''Thyssenhöhe'' in the south (869 meters). It is indented by three bays on the eastern side, which are from north to south: McCarthy Inlet, Roberts Inlet, and Spilhouse Inlet. Gould Bay is on the north coast. Berkner Island is about 150 km west of [[Luitpold Coast]], [[Coats Land]], the closest mainland of [[Eastern Antarctica]]. 17 km off the northwest corner of Berkner Island is the [[Hemmen Ice Rise]]. | The island rises to 869 meters and separates the [[Ronne Ice Shelf]] from the Filchner Ice Shelf. It is characterized by two domes, ''Reinwarthhöhe'' in the north (698 meters), and ''Thyssenhöhe'' in the south (869 meters). It is indented by three bays on the eastern side, which are from north to south: McCarthy Inlet, Roberts Inlet, and Spilhouse Inlet. Gould Bay is on the north coast. Berkner Island is about 150 km west of [[Luitpold Coast]], [[Coats Land]], the closest mainland of [[Eastern Antarctica]]. 17 km off the northwest corner of Berkner Island is the [[Hemmen Ice Rise]]. | ||
Berkner Island was discovered by members of the United States-International Geophysical Year | ==Discovery and name== | ||
Berkner Island was discovered by members of the United States-International Geophysical Year party at [[Ellsworth Station]] under the leadership of Capt. [[Finn Ronne]], [[United States Navy]] Reserve, during the 1957-1958 season. Berkner Island was named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for American physicist Lloyd Berkner, engineer with the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1928–1930). | |||
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