Hedgehog Island

Hedgehog Island
Hedgehog Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 72°12′S 170°0′E / 72.200°S 170.000°E / -72.200; 170.000Coordinates: 72°12′S 170°0′E / 72.200°S 170.000°E / -72.200; 170.000
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Hedgehog Island is a small, bare granite island, or stack, in Moubray Bay, Antarctica 2 kilometres (1 nmi) south of Helm Point. It was first visited in 1957 by a small party from Hallett Station, and was so named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, 1957–58, because of its shape.[1]

See also

References

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

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