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Hobbs Islands

Coordinates: 67°19′S 59°58′E / 67.317°S 59.967°E / -67.317; 59.967
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Hobbs Islands
Hobbs Islands is located in Antarctica
Hobbs Islands
Hobbs Islands
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates67°19′S 59°58′E / 67.317°S 59.967°E / -67.317; 59.967
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

The Hobbs Islands are a group of islands 19 kilometres (10 nmi) northeast of William Scoresby Bay, Antarctica. The largest island of this group was discovered on 18 February 1931 by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition under Mawson who thought it to be a cape and called it "Cape Hobbs" for Professor William H. Hobbs. Later exploration by the William Scoresby expedition (1936) and the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936–37) showed it to be part of an island group.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ "Hobbs Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-06-19.

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