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Bunt Island

Coordinates: 67°9′S 50°57′E / 67.150°S 50.950°E / -67.150; 50.950
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Bunt Island
Bunt Island is located in Antarctica
Bunt Island
Bunt Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates67°9′S 50°57′E / 67.150°S 50.950°E / -67.150; 50.950
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Bunt Island (67°9′S 50°57′E / 67.150°S 50.950°E / -67.150; 50.950) is an island just east of Bowl Island at the head of Amundsen Bay in Enderby Land. It was sighted in 1956 by an Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions airborne field party, and named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for J. Bunt, biologist at Mawson Station in 1956.

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  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Bunt Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.