Haswell Island

Haswell Island is the largest of the , lying off the coast of Antarctica, about 3 kilometres north of in . It was discovered by the Western Base Party of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911–14, under Mawson, and named by him for Professor William A.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island off the coast of Antarctica
  • Also known as: Haswell island

Haswell Island

Latitude
-66.52616° or 66° 31′ 34″ south
Longitude
92.99458° or 92° 59′ 41″ east
Open location code
3M5JFXFV+GR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 233036289
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
6634623
Wiki­data ID
Q3503835
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Swedish—“Haswell Island” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: Хасуэл
  • Cebuano: Haswell Island
  • Chinese: 哈斯韋爾島
  • Czech: Haswellův ostrov
  • Dutch: Haswell Island
  • French: île Haswell
  • French: Île Haswell
  • German: Haswell-Insel
  • Hungarian: Haswell sziget
  • Italian: Isola Haswell
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Haswell Island
  • Spanish: Isla Haswell
  • Swedish: Haswell Island

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