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Hutchinson Island (Antarctica)

Coordinates: 76°47′S 148°53′W / 76.783°S 148.883°W / -76.783; -148.883
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Hutchinson Island
Hutchinson Island is located in Antarctica
Hutchinson Island
Hutchinson Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates76°47′S 148°53′W / 76.783°S 148.883°W / -76.783; -148.883
ArchipelagoMarshall Archipelago
Length28 km (17.4 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Hutchinson Island is an ice-covered island 28 kilometres (15 nmi) long, lying 19 kilometres (10 nmi) east of Vollmer Island in the Marshall Archipelago. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos (1959–65), and named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Peter A. Hutchinson, U.S. Navy, operations officer aboard USS Glacier along this coast, 1961–62.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hutchinson Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-05-21.

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