Berkner Island [SEP] continent
. Berkner Island is about west of Luitpold Coast, Coats Land, the closest mainland of Eastern Antarctica. The Hemmen Ice Rise is off the northwest corner of Berkner Island.
Berkner Island was discovered by members of the United States-International Geophysical Year (US-IGY) party at Ellsworth Station under the leadership of Capt. Finn Ronne, United States Navy Reserve (USNR), during the 1957–1958 season. It was named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for American physicist Lloyd
Berkner Island
Berkner Island (also known as the Berkner Ice Rise or as Hubley Island) is an Antarctic 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 under water. Berkner Island is completely ice-covered and is about long and wide, with an area of . It is surrounded by the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf. The northernmost point of the Berkner is about from the open sea. It lies in