Heckmann Island

Heckmann Island
Heckmann Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 67°20′S 61°3′E / 67.333°S 61.050°E / -67.333; 61.050Coordinates: 67°20′S 61°3′E / 67.333°S 61.050°E / -67.333; 61.050
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Heckmann Island is the largest island in the eastern part of the Thorfinn Islands, lying 13 kilometres (7 nmi) north of Byrd Head, Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37. It was remapped by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions and named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for B. Heckmann, chief officer on the Nella Dan in 1965.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Heckmann Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-06-05.

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