Hovgaard Island

This article is about the Antarctic island. For the island in Greenland, see Hovgaard Island (Greenland). For the Canadian Arctic island group, see Hovgaard Islands.
Hovgaard Island

Hovgaard Island
Antarctic Peninsula
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 65°7′S 64°4′W / 65.117°S 64.067°W / -65.117; -64.067Coordinates: 65°7′S 64°4′W / 65.117°S 64.067°W / -65.117; -64.067
Archipelago Wilhelm Archipelago
Administration
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Hovgaard Island is an island 6 km (3 nmi) long, lying off the northwest coast of Kiev Peninsula, 2.8 km (1.5 nmi) southwest of Booth Island in the Wilhelm Archipelago, Antarctica.

It was discovered and named "Krogmann-Insel" (Krogmann Island) by the German 1873–74 expedition under Eduard Dallmann, but the name Hovgaard, applied by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, under Gerlache, has overtaken the original name in usage. The name Krogmann Point has been given to the western extremity of Hovgaard Island.[1]

Hovgaard Island is a popular location for camping in Antarctica among expedition groups due to the presence of a relatively flat campsite along Penola Strait. Campers dig "snow graves" to sleep in. The holes offer protection from the wind.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Hovgaard Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
  2. ↑ Camping on Hovgaard Island -- TravelPod

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