Hornsby Island
| Hornsby Island | ||
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| Waters | Prydz Bay | |
| Archipelago | Rough Islands | |
| Geographical location | 68 ° 52 ′ S , 77 ° 44 ′ E | |
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Hornsby Island is an island off the Ingrid Christensen Coast of Princess Elisabeth Land in East Antarctica . It belongs to the Rauer Islands and is located between Caro Island and the Hyslop Islands .
Australian scientists named it in 2012 after Leigh Hornsby, who was involved in at least seven Australian Antarctic campaigns from 1977 onwards.
Web links
- Hornsby Iceland in the directory of the Australian Antarctic Data Center (English)