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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 | 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== | ||