Hobbs Islands

The Hobbs Islands are a group of islands 19 kilometres northeast of , Antarctica. The largest island of this group was discovered on 18 February 1931 by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition under Mawson who thought it to be a cape and called it "Cape Hobbs" for Professor William H.
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Hobbs Islands

Latitude
-67.31667° or 67° 19′ south
Longitude
59.95° or 59° 57′ east
Open location code
3H4XMWMX+8X
Geo­Names ID
6634969
Wiki­data ID
Q12715483
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hobbs Islands” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Hobbs Islands
  • Chinese: 霍布斯群島
  • Dutch: Hobbs Islands
  • German: Hobbs-Inseln
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Hobbs Islands
  • Swedish: Hobbs Islands

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