Two Hummock Island
| Two Hummock Island | ||
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| Waters | Gerlache Street | |
| Archipelago | Palmer Archipelago ( West Antarctica ) | |
| Geographical location | 64 ° 8 ′ 10 ″ S , 61 ° 42 ′ 12 ″ W | |
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| length | 9.4 km | |
| width | 5 km | |
| surface | 25.25 km² | |
| Highest elevation | 670 m | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
Two Hummock Island (from English two hummock 'two ice hills' ) is an ice-covered island in the Palmer Archipelago west of the Antarctic Peninsula . It is located north-south about 8 km south-east of Liège Island .
The island is named for its two striking rocky peaks, which reach a height of 670 m. For more than 100 years the island has borne this name, which has established itself internationally.
Web links
- Two Hummock Island in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Two Hummock Island on geographic.org (English)