This page presents the geographical name data for
Hutchinson Island in Antarctica, as supplied by the US military intelligence in electronic format, including the geographic coordinates and place name in various forms, latin, roman and native characters, and its location in its respective country's administrative division
Feature Name
(see definition):
Hutchinson Island
Feature Class
(see definition):
Island
Country Code
(see definition): AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID
(see definition):
7214
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
76° 47' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds
(see definition):
148° 53' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-76.7833333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees
(see definition):
-148.8833333
Elevation
(see definition):
No data
Decision Year
(see definition):
01/01/1966
Description
(see definition):
An ice-covered island 15 mi long, lying 10 mi E of Vollmer Island in Marshall Archipelago. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy, air photos, 1959-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant (j.g.) Peter A. Hutchinson, U.S. Navy (USN), Operations Officer aboard USS Glacier along this coast, 1961-62.
Date Created
(see definition):
No data
Date Edited
(see definition):
No data
NOTE: The information regarding
Hutchinson Island in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of
Hutchinson Island information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about
Hutchinson Island should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.