Hydrographer Islands

The Hydrographer Islands are a prominent group of small islands in the bay just south of Sakellari Peninsula, , Antarctica. They were photographed by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in March 1957, and by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions in December 1957.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island group in Antarctica
  • Also known as: Gidrografov, ostrova

Hydrographer Islands

Latitude
-67.38333° or 67° 23′ south
Longitude
48.76667° or 48° 46′ east
Open location code
3H4CJQ88+MM
Geo­Names ID
6635373
Wiki­data ID
Q5955064
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hydrographer Islands” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Gidrografov Islands
  • Chinese: 水文學家群島
  • Dutch: Hydrographer Islands
  • Esperanto: Hidrografaj Insuloj
  • German: Hydrographer Islands
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Hydrographer Islands
  • Russian: Острова Гидрографов
  • Swedish: Gidrografov Islands

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