Two Hummock Island
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Two Hummock Island is an ice-covered island
, 5 miles (8 km) long in a north-south direction, conspicuous for its two rocky summits 670 m (2,198 ft) high, lying 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Liege Island
in the Palmer Archipelago
. This name has appeared on maps for over 100 years and its usage has become established internationally.
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
, 5 miles (8 km) long in a north-south direction, conspicuous for its two rocky summits 670 m (2,198 ft) high, lying 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Liege Island
Liège Island
Liège Island is an island, long and wide, lying immediately northeast of Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago. Liège Island is located at...
in the Palmer Archipelago
Palmer Archipelago
Palmer Archipelago, also known as Antarctic Archipelago, Archipiélago Palmer, Antarktiske Arkipel or Palmer Inseln, is a group of islands off the northwestern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula....
. This name has appeared on maps for over 100 years and its usage has become established internationally.
See also
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- SCARScientific Committee on Antarctic ResearchThe Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research is an interdisciplinary body of the International Council for Science . It was established in February 1958 to continue the international coordination of Antarctic scientific activities that had begun during the International Geophysical Year of 1957-58...
- Territorial claims in Antarctica