Hutchinson Island (Antarctica)

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 the Advisory Committee on Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Peter A. Hutchinson, U.S. Navy, operations officer aboard USS Glacier along this coast, 1961–62.[1]

Hutchinson Island
Hutchinson Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates76°47′S 148°53′W
ArchipelagoMarshall Archipelago
Length28 km (17.4 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also
  • List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References
  1. "Hutchinson Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-21.

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