Île Houle
| Île Houle | ||
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| Waters | Lake D'Urville | |
| Geographical location | 66 ° 42 ′ S , 141 ° 12 ′ E | |
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The Île Houle (French for swell island , also known as Houle Island ) is a small and low rocky island off the coast of the East Antarctic Adélieland . It is located 5.5 km north-northeast of the tongue of the Zélée Glacier and 1.5 km west of the Île du Ressac .
Aerial photos of the island were taken during the US Operation Highjump (1946–1947). French scientists mapped and named them during a research trip that lasted from 1949 to 1951. It is named after the swell that goes over the island.
Web links
- Houle Island in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Houle Island on geographic.org (English)