Hovde Island is a small, rounded, rocky island in Prydz Bay, lying at the extremity of the small glacier tongue from Hovde Glacier. It was mapped from air photograph by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936) and named Hovden (the knoll). The recommended form and generic term takes into account the offshore nature of the feature.[1]

Hovde Island
Hovde Island is located in Antarctica
Hovde Island
Hovde Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates69°15′S 76°52′E / 69.250°S 76.867°E / -69.250; 76.867
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

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  1. ^ "Hovde Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-06-29.

  This article incorporates public domain material from "Hovde Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.