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Hemphill Island is a small, mainly ice-covered Antarctic island lying between Robinson Ridge and Odbert Island, in the Windmill Islands. It was first mapped from air photos taken by USN Operation Highjump and Operation Windmill in 1947 and 1948. It was named by the US-ACAN for George R. Hemphill, meteorologist and member of the Wilkes Station party of 1961.

Hemphill Island

Hemphill Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	66°23′S 110°34′E
Archipelago	Windmill Islands
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

See also

• Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
• List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
• SCAR
• Territorial claims in Antarctica

References

External links

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Hemphill Island". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)

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[de] Hemphill Island

Hemphill Island ist eine kleine und größtenteils eisbedeckte Insel im Archipel der Windmill-Inseln vor der Budd-Küste des ostantarktischen Wilkeslands. Sie liegt zwischen der festlandgebundenen Halbinsel Robinson Ridge und der Insel Odbert Island.

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- [en] Hemphill Island

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[it] Isola Hemphill

L'isola Hemphill (in inglese Hemphill Island) è una piccola isola antartica ricoperta dai ghiacci facente parte dell'arcipelago Windmill.

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