Khmara Island

Khmara Island
Khmara Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 66°33′S 93°0′E / 66.550°S 93.000°E / -66.550; 93.000Coordinates: 66°33′S 93°0′E / 66.550°S 93.000°E / -66.550; 93.000
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Khmara Island is a small island lying 2 kilometres (1 nmi) south of Haswell Island, Queen Mary Coast, Antarctica. It was mapped from aerial photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47. It was remapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1956, and named after tractor driver Ivan F. Khmara.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Khmara Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-01.

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