Berkner Island

Berkner Island is an ice rise, where bedrock below sea level has caused the surrounding ice sheet to create a dome. If the ice cap were removed, the island would be underwater.
  • Type: Island
  • Description: ice rise in the British Antarctic Territory, Antarctica
  • Also known as: Berkner Ice Rise” and “Hubley Island

Berkner Island

Latitude
-79.33333° or 79° 20′ south
Longitude
-48.11667° or 48° 7′ west
Elevation
616 metres (2,021 feet)
Open location code
28GHMV8M+M8
Geo­Names ID
6620704
Wiki­data ID
Q741243
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Western Panjabi—“Berkner Island” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Berkner-eiland
  • Armenian: Բերկներ (կղզի)
  • Armenian: Բերկներ
  • Asturian: Islla Berkner
  • Azerbaijani: Berkner
  • Bulgarian: Беркнер
  • Catalan: Illa Berkner
  • Catalan: illa de Berkner
  • Catalan: Illa de Berkner
  • Catalan: Illa de Hubley
  • Catalan: Illa Hubley
  • Cebuano: Berkner Island
  • Chinese: 伯克納島
  • Chinese: 伯克纳岛
  • Chinese: 貝克納島
  • Czech: Berkner Island
  • Czech: Berknerův ostrov
  • Dutch: Berkner-eiland
  • Dutch: Berknereiland
  • Finnish: Berkner island
  • Finnish: Berknerinsaari
  • French: Ile Berkner
  • French: île Berkner
  • French: Île Berkner
  • Galician: Illa Berkner
  • Georgian: ბერკნერი
  • German: Berkner Island
  • German: Berkner-Insel
  • Greek: Μπέρκνερ
  • Italian: isola Berkner
  • Italian: Isola Berkner
  • Japanese: バークナー島
  • Korean: 버크너섬
  • Latvian: Berkner Island
  • Latvian: Berkner
  • Latvian: Berknera sala
  • Lithuanian: Berknerio sala
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Berkner Island
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Berknerøya
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Berkner ishaug
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Berkner Island
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Berknerøya
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Hubley Island
  • Norwegian: Berknerøya
  • Persian: جزیره برکنر
  • Polish: Wyspa Berknera
  • Portuguese: Ilha Berkner
  • Russian: Беркнер
  • Russian: возвышенность Беркнер
  • Russian: Остров Беркнер
  • Slovenian: Berkner
  • Spanish: Isla Berkner
  • Swedish: Berkner Island
  • Turkish: Berkner Adası
  • Ukrainian: Беркнер
  • Vietnamese: Đảo Berkner
  • Waray (Philippines): Berkner Island
  • Waray (Philippines): Berkner
  • Waray (Philippines): Isla han Berkner
  • Waray (Philippines): Puro han Berkner
  • Waray (Philippines): Purô han Berkner
  • Welsh: Ynys Berkner
  • Western Panjabi: برکنر جزیرہ

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