Coordinates: 64°51′S 62°49′W / 64.850°S 62.817°W / -64.850; -62.817

Hanka Island

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Camping at Hanka Island in February 2019

Hanka Island (64°51′S 62°49′W / 64.850°S 62.817°W / -64.850; -62.817) is a small island lying near the head of Leith Cove, Paradise Harbor, off the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. The name was applied by Scottish geologist David Ferguson, who visited this area in the whaler Hanka in 1913–14.[1]

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References

  1. ^ "Hanka Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 20 May 2012.

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