Hatch Islands

Hatch Islands
Hatch Islands

Location in Antarctica

Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 66°32′S 109°16′E / 66.533°S 109.267°E / -66.533; 109.267Coordinates: 66°32′S 109°16′E / 66.533°S 109.267°E / -66.533; 109.267
Administration
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

The Hatch Islands are a small group of rocky islands lying 5.6 kilometres (3 nmi) east of Ivanoff Head at the head of Vincennes Bay of Wilkes Land, Antarctica.[1] The islands mark the division between Knox Coast and Budd Coast. They were named after Ernest B. Hatch, a tractor driver on Operation Windmill.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Herzfeld, Ute Christina (2004). Atlas of Antarctica: topographic maps from geostatistical analysis of satellite radar altimeter data. Springer. p. 96. ISBN 978-3-540-43457-3.
  2. ↑ Stewart, John (1990). Antarctica: an encyclopedia, Volume 1. McFarland. p. 435. ISBN 978-0-89950-597-8.

External links

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Hatch Islands" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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