Hahn Island

Hahn Island
Topographic map of Mount Discovery (center) with Hahn Island to the north
Waters	McMurdo Sound , Ross Sea
Geographical location	78 ° 15 ′ 0 ″  S , 164 ° 58 ′ 0 ″  E Coordinates: 78 ° 15 ′ 0 ″  S , 164 ° 58 ′ 0 ″  E
length	1.5 km

Hahn Island is an island 1.5 km off the Scott coast of East Antarctic Victoria Land . It is located 11 km north of Mount Discovery on the east side of the Koettlitz Glacier .

The United States Geological Survey mapped them using the United States Navy's own surveys and aerial photographs . The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named them in 1963 after James Hahn, who was a public relations officer on the command staff of the US Navy support units in Antarctica for several years .

Web links

• Hahn Island in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
• Hahn Island on geographic.org (English)