Hannam Islands
| Hannam Islands | ||
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| Waters | Commonwealth Bay | |
| Geographical location | 66 ° 55 ′ S , 142 ° 58 ′ E | |
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| Number of islands | 3 | |
The Hannam Islands are a group of three small islands off the George V coast in the Australian Antarctic Territory . They are located between Cape Denison and Cape Gray in the eastern part of the Commonwealth Bay .
They were discovered by participants in the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911–1914) under the direction of the Australian polar explorer Douglas Mawson . Mawson named them after Walter Henry Hannam (1885-1965), radio operator on this research trip .
Web links
- Hannam Islands in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Hannam Islands on geographic.org (English)