Khmara Island
Island in Queen Mary Land, Antarctica
66°33′S 93°0′E / 66.550°S 93.000°E / -66.550; 93.000
Khmara Island is a small island lying 2 kilometres (1 nmi) south of Haswell Island, Queen Mary Coast, Antarctica. It was mapped from aerial photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47. It was remapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1956, and named after tractor driver Ivan F. Khmara.[1]
See also
- List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands
- Khmara Bay
References
- ^ "Khmara Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Khmara Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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