Hutchinson Island is an ice-covered island 28 kilometres (15 nmi) long, lying 19 kilometres (10 nmi) east of Vollmer Island in the Marshall Archipelago. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos (1959–65), and named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Peter A. Hutchinson, U.S. Navy, operations officer aboard USS Glacier along this coast, 1961–62.[1]

Hutchinson Island

Hutchinson Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	76°47′S 148°53′W
Archipelago	Marshall Archipelago
Length	28 km (17.4 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

References

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

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