Honkala Island

Honkala Island is a rocky island, 1.4 kilometres long, at the southeast side of , in the of Antarctica. It was first mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and observed by Wilkes Station personnel who conducted a 1957 survey of the Swain Islands under Carl R.
Tap on a place
to explore it

Honkala Island

Latitude
-66.22842° or 66° 13′ 42″ south
Longitude
110.60338° or 110° 36′ 12″ east
Elevation
17 metres (56 feet)
Open location code
3P5GQJC3+J9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 233045930
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
6635093
Wiki­data ID
Q3802755
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Honkala Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Honkala Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Honkala Island
  • Chinese: 洪卡拉島
  • Dutch: Honkala Island
  • German: Honkala Island
  • Italian: isola Honkala
  • Italian: Isola Honkala
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Honkala Island
  • Spanish: Isla Honkala
  • Swedish: Honkala Island

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Swain Group and Clark Peninsula.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Burnett Island and Wyche Island.

Antarctica: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Livingston Island, Villa Las Estrellas, South Pole, and Antarctic Peninsula.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Honkala Island”. Photo: ravas51, CC BY-SA 2.0.