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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==
[[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.
 
==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]]

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