Antarctica

Head Island

Head Island is a small island that lies 1.1 kilometres south of and close to the northeast side of , Antarctica. The feature is situated at the southeast side of and is not to be confused with and which are just northeastward.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Pear Island and False Island.

Islet
is a small lying immediately southwest of , off the northeast coast of in the . The existence of the island is noted on a British hydrographic chart of 1929; the name appears on a British hydrographic chart of 1952.

Islet
is the largest of three islands lying at the east side of , off the northeast coast of , in the .

Head Island

Latitude
-64.52263° or 64° 31′ 22″ south
Longitude
-62.90553° or 62° 54′ 20″ west
Elevation
35 metres (115 feet)
Open location code
377VF3GV+WQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1005539749
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
6634694
Wiki­data ID
Q5689175
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Satellite Map

Discover Head Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Head Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Head”
  • Chinese: “赫德島”
  • Dutch: “Head Island”
  • German: “Head Island”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Head Island”
  • Spanish: “Head, Islote”
  • Swedish: “Head Island”
  • Swedish: “Head”

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