Houle Island
  Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 66°42′S 141°12′E / 66.700°S 141.200°ECoordinates: 66°42′S 141°12′E / 66.700°S 141.200°E |
| Country | |
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None | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Additional information | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Houle Island is a low rocky island 2 kilometres (1 nmi) west of Ressac Island and about 6 kilometres (3.5 nmi) north-northeast of Zelee Glacier Tongue, Antarctica. It was photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, was charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1949–51, and so named by them because the surf breaks over this low-lying island. "Houle" is a French word for surge or swell.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Houle Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
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