Hodgeman Islands

Hodgeman Islands
Hodgeman Islands
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 67°1′S 144°14′E / 67.017°S 144.233°E / -67.017; 144.233Coordinates: 67°1′S 144°14′E / 67.017°S 144.233°E / -67.017; 144.233
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

The Hodgeman Islands are a group of small islands lying close to the coast of Antarctica, 7 kilometres (4 nmi) west-southwest of Cape De la Motte, in the eastern part of the entrance to Watt Bay. They were discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911–14) under Douglas Mawson, who named the islands for Alfred Hodgeman, a cartographer and assistant meteorologist with the expedition.[1]

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


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