Hump Island

Hump Island

Hump Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	67°36′S 62°53′E / 67.600°S 62.883°E / -67.600; 62.883Coordinates: 67°36′S 62°53′E / 67.600°S 62.883°E / -67.600; 62.883
Administration
None
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

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]

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Hump Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).