Heckmann Island

Heckmann Island

Heckmann Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	67°20′S 61°3′E / 67.333°S 61.050°ECoordinates: 67°20′S 61°3′E / 67.333°S 61.050°E
Administration
None
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Heckmann Island is the largest island in the eastern part of the Thorfinn Islands, lying 13 kilometres (7 nmi) north of Byrd Head, Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37. It was remapped by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions and named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for B. Heckmann, chief officer on the Nella Dan in 1965.^[1]

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References

1. "Heckmann Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-06-05.

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