Houle Island
Houle Island is a low rocky island 2 kilometres west of Ressac Island and about 6 kilometres north-northeast of Zelee Glacier Tongue, Antarctica. It was photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, was charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1949–51, and so named by them because the surf breaks over this low-lying island.- Island
- …is also known as “Houle, Ile de la”
- Description: small island in Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-66.7° or 66° 42′ south
Longitude
141.19028° or 141° 11′ 25″ east
Open location code
3R5375XR+X4
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Houle Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Houle”
- Chinese: “霍爾島”
- Dutch: “Houle Island”
- German: “Île Houle”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Houle Island”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Île Houle”
- Swedish: “Houle”
- Swedish: “Île Houle”
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