Name details

Hippo Island

Hippo Island (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Hippo Island  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Russia Gazetteer Id 118457

Feature type: Island (5)

Origin

This name originates from Russia. It is part of the Russia Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

Named For

Location

Latitude:
66° 25' 00.0" S
-66.41667°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
98° 11' 00.0" E
98.18333°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images


©Dr. ANdrew Watson 1912
Catalogue id
IA16638
Caption
Hippo Island from the north. Delay Point, on the coast of the mainland, is seen in the distance on the left.
Photographer
Watson, Andrew

Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
Unknown

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