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Antarctic island From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hervé Island (Bulgarian: остров Ерве, romanized: ostrov Hervé, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ɛrˈvɛ]) is the mostly ice-covered rocky island in the Barcroft group of Biscoe Islands in Antarctica 900 m long in south-southwest to north-northeast direction and 290 m wide. Its surface area is 14.16 ha.
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 66°24′11″S 67°10′01″W |
Archipelago | Biscoe Islands |
Area | 14.16 ha (35.0 acres) |
Length | 900 m (3000 ft) |
Width | 290 m (950 ft) |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | uninhabited |
The feature is named after the Chilean geologist Francisco Hervé Allamand, for his contribution to Antarctic geology and the Bulgarian Antarctic programme.
Hervé Island is centred at 66°24′11″S 67°10′01″W,[1] which is 260 m south of Kuno Point on Watkins Island, 1.53 km northwest of St. Brigid Island and 1.1 km southeast of Belding Island.
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