Name details

Hump Island

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

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

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 800

Feature type: Island

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

An island just east of East Arm at Mawson, Mac.Robertson Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37). Photographed by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47).

Named For

So named because it is humped.

Location

Latitude:
67° 35' 57.1" S
-67.59920°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
62° 52' 48.0" E
62.88000°
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Altitude:
18 m
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Images

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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:
22-Jul-1959

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