Two Hummock Island is an ice-covered island, 9.4 kilometres (6 mi) long in a north-south direction, conspicuous for its two rocky summits Buache Peak and Modev Peak 670 metres (2,198 feet) high, lying 9.6 kilometres (6.0 miles) southeast of Liège Island and 11.5 kilometres (7.1 miles) east of Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago.[1] This name has appeared on maps for over 100 years and its usage has become established internationally.

Two Hummock Island
Location of Two Hummock Island, Antarctica.
Two Hummock Island is located in Antarctica
Two Hummock Island
Two Hummock Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates64°8′S 61°42′W / 64.133°S 61.700°W / -64.133; -61.700
ArchipelagoPalmer Archipelago
Length9.4 km (5.84 mi)
Width5 km (3.1 mi)
Highest elevation670 m (2200 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

See also edit

Maps edit

  • British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1978.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References edit

  1. ^ Two Hummock Island. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.

External links edit

  This article incorporates public domain material from "Two Hummock Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.