Langhofer Island

Langhofer Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 72°32′S 93°2′W / 72.533°S 93.033°W / -72.533; -93.033Coordinates: 72°32′S 93°2′W / 72.533°S 93.033°W / -72.533; -93.033
Country
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Langhofer Island is a small ice-covered island with a rock outcrop near the south end, lying at the north edge of the Abbot Ice Shelf, Antarctica, and 1 kilometre (0.5 nmi) east of McNamara Island. The USS Glacier (AGB-4) lay close off the island, February 11, 1961, and geological and botanical collections were made at the outcrop. The island was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Joel H. Langhofer, a United States Geological Survey topographic engineer aboard the Glacier who positioned geographical features in this area.[1]

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


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