Hump Island
  Location within Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 67°36′S 62°53′E / 67.600°S 62.883°E |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Hump Island is an island just east of the East Arm of Horseshoe Harbour in Holme Bay, Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, rephotographed by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and so named by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions because of its humped appearance from ground level.[1]
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[edit]- ↑ "Hump Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Hump Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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