Heftye Island

Heftye Island
Heftye Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 71°59′S 171°6′E / 71.983°S 171.100°E / -71.983; 171.100Coordinates: 71°59′S 171°6′E / 71.983°S 171.100°E / -71.983; 171.100
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Heftye Island is a small island which is the southernmost of the Possession Islands, lying east of the south end of Adare Peninsula, Antarctica. It was named by a Norwegian expedition of 1894–95, led by Henrik Johan Bull and Leonard Kristensen, for Messrs. Thos. Joh. Heftye & Søn of Christiania (now Oslo), shareholders in the expedition ship Antarctic.[1]

See also

References

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

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