Benten Island is a small island lying west of
Ongulkalven Island in the eastern part of
Lutzow-Holm Bay. It was mapped from surveys and from air photos by the
Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition
The refers to a series of Japanese Antarctic expeditions for scientific research.
The first JARE expedition was launched in 1957 to coordinate with the International Geophysical Year. This was the team which left 15 dogs, including Taro and Ji ...
, 1957–62, and named "
Benten
Benzaiten (''shinjitai'': 弁才天 or 弁財天; ''kyūjitai'': 辯才天, 辨才天, or 辨財天, lit. "goddess of eloquence"), also simply known as Benten (''shinjitai'': 弁天; ''kyūjitai'': 辯天 / 辨天), is a Japanese Buddhist god ...
-shima" ("goddess of fortune island").
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See also
* List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands
References
Islands of Queen Maud Land
Prince Harald Coast
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