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'''Burtis Island''' (73°04′S 125°29′W) is a small island lying 19 kilometers (10 nmi) east of [[Cape Dart]] off the coast of [[Siple Island]]. | '''Burtis Island''' (73°04′S 125°29′W) is a small island lying 19 kilometers (10 nmi) east of [[Cape Dart]] off the coast of [[Siple Island]]. | ||
==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
It was mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey from [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photography collected during the years 1962–65. Burtis Island was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names for William J. Burtis, an ionospheric physicist at [[Byrd Station]] in 1965. | It was mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey from [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photography collected during the years 1962–65. Burtis Island was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names for William J. Burtis, an ionospheric physicist at [[Byrd Station]] in 1965. | ||
==Peerage title== | |||
On 8 June 2020, Carmine Andrea Di Salvatore, the Baron of [[Lauff Island|Lauff]] was granted the additional title Baronet of Burtis. | |||
[[Category: Islands]] | [[Category: Islands]] | ||
[[Category:Siple Island]] | |||