Vkhodnoy Island
This article is about the island in Antarctica. For the island in the Nordenskiöld Archipelago, see Vkhodnoy Island (Kara Sea).
| Vkhodnoy Island | |
|---|---|
| Island | |
  Vkhodnoy Island | |
| Coordinates: 66°32′S 92°58′E / 66.533°S 92.967°E | |
| Territory | Antarctica |
Vkhodnoy Island is a small island in the Haswell Islands, lying 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) southwest of Tokarev Island and 1.4 nautical miles (2.6 km) northwest of Mabus Point.
History
Plotted by G.D. Blodgett (1955) from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946–47). Photographed by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1956) and shown on their map as Ostrov Vkhodnoy (entrance island), presumably because of its location along the ship route to Mabus Point and Mirnyy Station.
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References
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Vkhodnoy Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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