Houle Island

Houle Island
Houle Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 66°42′S 141°12′E / 66.700°S 141.200°E / -66.700; 141.200Coordinates: 66°42′S 141°12′E / 66.700°S 141.200°E / -66.700; 141.200
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Houle Island is a low rocky island 2 kilometres (1 nmi) west of Ressac Island and about 6 kilometres (3.5 nmi) north-northeast of Zelee Glacier Tongue, Antarctica. It was photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, was charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1949–51, and so named by them because the surf breaks over this low-lying island. "Houle" is a French word for surge or swell.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Houle Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-06-28.

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