Bratina Island

Bratina Island

Bratina Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	78°0′S 165°33′E / 78.000°S 165.550°E / -78.000; 165.550Coordinates: 78°0′S 165°33′E / 78.000°S 165.550°E / -78.000; 165.550
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

Bratina Island (

78°0′S 165°33′E / 78.000°S 165.550°E / -78.000; 165.550) is a small island lying at the north tip of Brown Peninsula in the Ross Ice Shelf. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1963 for Chief Aviation Machinists Mate , U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6, stationed at McMurdo Station in the 1958–59, 1960–61 and 1961–62 summer seasons.

Bratina Lagoon is located on the southwest side of Bratina Island.^[1]

See also[]

• List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

References[]

•  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Bratina Island". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)