Two Hummock Island is an ice-covered island, 9.4 kilometres (6 mi) long in a north-south direction, conspicuous for its two rocky summits Buache Peak and Modev Peak 670 metres (2,198 feet) high, lying 9.6 kilometres (6.0 miles) southeast of Liège Island and 11.5 kilometres (7.1 miles) east of Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago.[1] This name has appeared on maps for over 100 years and its usage has become established internationally.

Two Hummock Island

Location of Two Hummock Island, Antarctica.
Two Hummock Island Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	64°8′S 61°42′W
Archipelago	Palmer Archipelago
Length	9.4 km (5.84 mi)
Width	5 km (3.1 mi)
Highest elevation	670 m (2200 ft)
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

Maps

• British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1978.
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

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

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