Babushkin Island
Babushkin Island is located in Antarctica
Babushkin Island
Babushkin Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationOates Land, Antarctica
Coordinates69°6′S 157°36′E / 69.100°S 157.600°E / -69.100; 157.600
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Babushkin Island (69°6′S 157°36′E / 69.100°S 157.600°E / -69.100; 157.600) is a small island lying 10 kilometres (5.5 nmi) north of Archer Point and 9 kilometres (5 nmi) east of Matusevich Glacier Tongue, Oates Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1958) and named for Mikhail Babushkin, a Soviet polar aviator lost in the Arctic.[1]

See also

References

  1. "Babushkin Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 16 May 2011.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Babushkin Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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