Babushkin Island

Babushkin Island (69°6′S 157°36′E) is a small island lying 10 kilometres (5.5 nmi) north of Archer Point and 9 kilometres (5 nmi) east of Matusevich Glacier Tongue, Oates Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1958) and named for Mikhail Babushkin, a Soviet polar aviator lost in the Arctic.[1]

Babushkin Island
Babushkin Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationOates Land, Antarctica
Coordinates69°6′S 157°36′E
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also
  • List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
  • Geography portal
  • Islands portal

References
  1. "Babushkin Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-16.

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