Hovde Island

Hovde Island
Hovde Island

Location in Antarctica

Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 69°15′S 76°52′E / 69.250°S 76.867°E / -69.250; 76.867Coordinates: 69°15′S 76°52′E / 69.250°S 76.867°E / -69.250; 76.867
Administration
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Hovde Island is a small, rounded, rocky island in Prydz Bay, lying at the extremity of the small glacier tongue from Hovde Glacier. It was mapped from air photograph by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936) and named Hovden (the knoll). The recommended form and generic term takes into account the offshore nature of the feature.[1]

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References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Hovde Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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